From The Intelligent Optimist Summer 2016 Amy Domini, Founder and CEO of Domini Social Investments and author of several books on ethical investing. amydomini.com A recent trip to Southern California brought me within an hour’s drive of the famed Joshua Tree National Park, a … [Read more...] about What the wilderness brings
Summer 2016
The art of trying
From The Intelligent Optimist Summer 2016 Paulo Coelho, Author of international bestsellers, including The Pilgrimage and The Alchemist. paulocoelhoblog.com Pablo Picasso once said, “God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat. He has no … [Read more...] about The art of trying
Inspiration: Products and Books for The Optimist
From The Intelligent Optimist Summer 2016 An herbal skin solution Our modern lifestyle makes us an easy target for inflammation. The environment around us and our diets are full of substances that inflame our bodies—and that’s where almost every disease begins. Mainstream … [Read more...] about Inspiration: Products and Books for The Optimist
Inspiration: A cosmonaut of consciousness
From The Intelligent Optimist Summer 2016 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of Transcendental Meditation (TM), was one of the best-known gurus from India. The Beatles famously visited him in the Himalayas. But what is not so well known is that Maharishi, who passed away in 2008, … [Read more...] about Inspiration: A cosmonaut of consciousness
Possibility: Don’t wrestle with pigs, and other lessons from the ideological battlefield
From The Intelligent Optimist Summer 2016 This U.S. election season is a perfect backdrop for discussing James Hoggan’s new book, I’m Right and You’re an Idiot: The Toxic State of Public Discourse and How to Clean It Up. Hoggan’s special interests—ethical PR and climate … [Read more...] about Possibility: Don’t wrestle with pigs, and other lessons from the ideological battlefield