http://www.spokenstories.org SpokenStories.org, is a place where you can watch or read human enlightening and inspiring stories. Stories that nourish your soul and spirit Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:02:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Let me be authentic, and engage from my heart.  Despite human beings’ competitive nature over scarce resources, they do care for one another.   In 1991, Somalia had descended into a disastrous civil war, and people were running anywhere they could to seek safety.  We made an attempt to escape the ... http://www.spokenstories.org/who-said-strangers-do-not-care/ [caption id="attachment_1576" align="alignleft" width="480" caption="grass-fed-cows. Source: Frank Lipman "][/caption] 1. What does grassfed mean? The American Grassfed Association defines grassfed products from ruminants, including cattle, bison, goats and sheep, as those food products from animals that have eaten nothing but their mother’s milk and fresh grass or ... http://www.spokenstories.org/faq%e2%80%99s-on-grassfed-meat/ Every seven years, designer Stefan Sagmeister closes his New York studio for a yearlong sabbatical to rejuvenate and refresh their creative outlook. He explains the often overlooked value of time off and shows the innovative projects inspired by his time in Bali. http://www.spokenstories.org/the-power-of-time-off/ A long time ago there was a sheep who was lost by her owner. While she was walking alone, she met a hyena walking on the road. As soon as ... http://www.spokenstories.org/the-hyena-and-the-sheep/ [caption id="attachment_1524" align="alignleft" width="226" caption="The hand-held device tested in the trial can be used at home"][/caption] A new hand-held device that delivers a magnetic pulse to the back of the head could become an alternative to drug treatment for people with migraines. A trial found that ... http://www.spokenstories.org/gadget-may-offer-migraine-relief/ The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the water close to Japan has not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever. The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring the fish. If the ... http://www.spokenstories.org/challenges-keep-us-live/ MacArthur winner Sendhil Mullainathan uses the lens of behavioral economics to study a tricky set of social problems -- those we know how to solve, but don't. We know how to reduce child deaths due to diarrhea, how to prevent diabetes-related blindness and how to implement solar-cell technology ... yet ... http://www.spokenstories.org/solving-social-problems-with-a-nudge/ One of the most difficult but necessary skills we need to develop as meditators is learning how to be judicious without being judgmental. An as a preliminary step to developing that skill, it's good to reflect on the difference beween the two. Being judgmental is basically an effort ... http://www.spokenstories.org/being-judicious-not-judgmental/ Painter and cartoonist Raghava KK has known a number of successes and failures. He cherishes the failures most. "The minute I feel comfortable, I begin to itch, and I try to throw myself in the midst of anarchy," he said in a recent interview. "The only times you ... http://www.spokenstories.org/five-lives-of-an-artist/ [caption id="attachment_1444" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Source: iJourney"][/caption] If your deeper intention is an inseparable part of how you are, it is not capable of attachment. You can seek to accomplish your intention. You live out your intention. It is like the wind, the life force from which your energy and determination ... http://www.spokenstories.org/what-the-vision-does/