PROGRESS: Science Acknowledges What Body Workers and Healers have Known for a Long Time: the Body Speaks

Our bodies speak our truths, if only we would listen... The good news is it seems that science is beginning to understand the connection. Interesting and exciting article in which researchers recognize the relationship between our thoughts and our body. This is something body workers, healers and meditators have know for ages. The more this type of understanding becomes "main stream" the better the possibility to heal not only ourselves, but also the planet...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/science/02angier.html?_r=1&em

PROGRESS: Hapiness is being considered when it comes to economics, policy and mangement

One of the positive aspects to the economic crisis we are in is a re-evaluation of what makes us happy, and this plays into our economic, political and management choices. Betsey Stevenson of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania surveys the work in this emerging field.

http://qn.som.yale.edu/article.php?issue_id=12&article_id=275

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT...The Evolution of Friendship and Role of Technology

As our FaceBook (or other Social Networking Site) Friends List grows, the depth of intimacy diminishes. Our vulnerabilities become expressed in brief sentences and we long for meaning.

This is a well written article discussing the modern day friendship and its lack of true closeness and depth.

http://bit.ly/4LWyHn

INSPIRATION:10 Actions for Peace in 2010

http://www.internationalpeaceandconflict.org/profiles/blog/show?id=780588%3ABlogPost%3A35307&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_post

PROGRESS: Harvard Business Publishing: Gratitude+Positive Feedback+Working from Strengths=Success

http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/cs/2009/11/give_thanks_to_your_employees.html

INSPIRATION: A toast to the crazy ones...

"Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square hole. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do." — Apple Computer Inc.

PROGRESS: Emotional Intelligence is Something Which Can be Learned...

http://networkedblogs.com/p16206306