Things change. And in this stop-motion graffiti film, the process is beautiful.
"We live by the myth that stress is the enemy in our lives. The real enemy is..." Take a look at Harvard Business Review to find out how that sentence ends.
"Most of us spend our days protecting ourselves from something that's already happened."—Geneen Roth
The Life-Lifter: "It's a blessing for me to still be here." A once-homeless man starts his own upscale soap company (and moves into his own 3-bedroom house).
"We live by the myth that stress is the enemy in our lives. The real enemy is..." Take a look at Harvard Business Review to find out how that sentence ends.
"Most of us spend our days protecting ourselves from something that's already happened."—Geneen Roth
The Life-Lifter: "It's a blessing for me to still be here." A once-homeless man starts his own upscale soap company (and moves into his own 3-bedroom house).
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The whole story just makes me want to weep and smile at the same time. I'm reminded me of something a friend told me her 3-year-old son said. When faced with the idea of death, when he asked if everyone had to die and was told that yes, everyone died, the boy thought about this for a long, quiet moment and then responded, "Chocolate is a vegetable!"
Personally, I can't think of a better response to the huge scariness of illness, of death. Chocolate is a vegetable. Lemonade will make someone's cancer feel better. Yes....Yes, yes, yes.
(via Upworthy.)
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William Shakespeare, 'tis your birthday! Hurrah! (Celebrate by perusing this bard-related imagery.)
You don't really want to look like a model. Honest.
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Watch a girl grow — and a personality develop — from birth to tween in a three minute video.
William Shakespeare, 'tis your birthday! Hurrah! (Celebrate by perusing this bard-related imagery.)
You don't really want to look like a model. Honest.
A novel's worth of drama in just a few words.
The Life-Lifter: Your daily dose of WOW: The highest-resolution photo of the Earth ever taken. You are here.
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We've been hearing for years that negative emotional states, like depression, anger, anxiety, and hostility, can have negative health effects, but less was known about positive moods--until now. The researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health recently decided to take a glass-half-full view of the connection between moods and health, and they've concluded that positive psychological well-being appears to reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular events. After reviewing more than 200 studies published in two scientific databases, the authors found the most optimistic individuals had an approximately 50 percent reduced risk of experiencing heart problems. The researchers stressed that it's not enough to be merely not-depressed or on an even keel; it's important to actually make yourself feel good.
Did you wake up on the meh side of the bed this Wednesday? Fortunately, we have just the thing to boost your mood and help your heart.
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Orson Whales! Moby Dick meets Orson Wells meets Led Zeppelin. Of course.
The Life-Lifter: How college students are using their dining hall swipes to feed the hungry. (No, not hungover sophomores, the really hungry.)
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It's part cute pet pictures, part The Onion, and it's all quite amusing. Yes, it's The Fluffington Post.
They're hungry NOW. How to be a faster home cook (without resorting to microwaved nuggets every night).
Orson Whales! Moby Dick meets Orson Wells meets Led Zeppelin. Of course.
The Life-Lifter: How college students are using their dining hall swipes to feed the hungry. (No, not hungover sophomores, the really hungry.)
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“When you’re a kid, anarchy is something you root for.” A mini-memoir about finding negative space in the busiest of cities.
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Don't want this for dinner, eh? I happen to be a Harvard-educated chef, so eat up. Get your free Science & Cooking lectures right here.
And now for some pointless fun: Capybaras that look like Rafael Nadal. Thanks, Internet!
The Life-Lifter: An 18-year-old pilot who overcame a serious back injury has plans to take disabled and sick children on air tours of the world.
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A: The older I get, the more intrigued I am by the mysteries of the cosmos. You have an operation, all goes well (at least I hope it did), you resume your normal life...and one day a glance in the mirror reveals that your hair is a completely different texture. Yikes! Why?
I e-mailed David Kingsley, PhD, trichologist (explainer of all things hair related), who said that though it's very common to see hair loss about three months postsurgery—anesthesia can temporarily disrupt the hair growth cycle—he hasn't heard of anesthesia changing hair texture. He points out, though, that frizziness is a sign of dry hair, which could mean the oil glands on your scalp are less active than they were presurgery. Kingsley suggests that you switch to a shampoo for dry hair, condition after every shampoo, use a prewash deep conditioner at least once a week, drink lots of water to stay well hydrated, and take a primrose oil or omega-3 supplement.
Keep in mind: While you're waiting for your waves, a good antifrizz styling product will be very helpful.
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You wouldn't be able to pick Naomi Kutin out of a line-up at the yogurt place at the mall. Sure, she's trim, with strong little legs...but you'd still never suspect that this wide-eyed 10-year-old is a weight-lifting champion who just broke the women's world record for squatting (that's women's record, not girls). Naomi, who's been training for years, recently lifted 215 pounds (over double her weight of 93!)--watch the NBC sports video to see how the pint-sized powerhouse was able to do this. On her Facebook page, Naomi says she's now focused on a bench press and deadlift contest the end of April. We hope it's only a matter of time before she starts training to lift cars off of trapped elderly people in order to hurl them at villains.
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