Welcome to the ezine produced by SGI Buddhists that prompts the positive, kindles the constructive, highlights the hopeful and leaves you feeling - well, up!
Published on Wednesday, 13 February 2008 05:15 | | 
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My dad had the best job in the world for any kid: he owned a sweet shop at the seaside, writes Mike Simkins
He'd given up a career in the civil service before I was born after suffering a stomach ulcer through stress, and obviously decided that the life of a confectioner by the sea would be more restful. He was wrong, but it meant I had a blissful childhood.
Published on Wednesday, 30 January 2008 15:37 | | |
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It’s not fame, fortune, power or status that make a life great, writes Vida Adamoli.
It is a life that cares about, and takes action for, its fellow human beings. Great lives have a stand-alone spirit, the courage to fight for truth and justice regardless of personal cost.
The majority we never get to hear about. Others become iconic. In 1955, in segregated Montgomery, Alabama, a bus driver ordered a black seamstress called Rosa Parks to give up her seat to a white passenger. She refused. Her simple act of protest galvanized America’s civil rights revolution. This is the story of Mukhtar Mai.
Published on Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00 | | |
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'It's about valuing
people who might not be valued elsewhere,' says Penny Walker, one of the founders
of the Coventry
Refugee Centre, of her work with the refugee community.
By Geraldine Royds
'In
1998-99 Kosovan and Afghan refugees started coming to Coventry, in the
UK. I've always done practical and campaigning work - campaigning
against the wars that create refugees and against the asylum system –
as well as offering direct help,' she says.
Published on Monday, 05 March 2012 13:23 | |
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You might make millions but can you stay sane? The City, argues Leslie Chapman, is a psychological disaster waiting to happen.
Published on Wednesday, 23 November 2011 12:05 | |
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Research suggests that when we’re sizing up other people their flaws weigh in more heavily than their attributes. Karen Wright looks at how to dole out and digest negative feedback more effectively.
Published on Thursday, 28 July 2011 18:13 | |
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Not finding your purpose in life can lead to chronic, lingering dissatisfaction and a sense of being out of sync with your inner self, according to psychologist Douglas LaBier. But don’t confuse discovering the path that’s right for you with the search for happiness, he warns.
Published on Wednesday, 03 March 2010 10:53 | |
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Sick to the teeth of friends who whinge all day long? Dr David Burns gives some tips on how to manage a serial complainer.