"Take The Pledge"
Associated Press Writer - UNITED NATIONS (AP) The United Nations is putting the spotlight on more than 20 million Pakistani flood victims and urging governments and people around the world to open their wallets to help. link to story:t a hurriedly called meeting of the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said donors have [...]
We Need Each Other.”
Studio Brussel: K’s Choice – When I lay beside you (Music For Life 2009)
You Tube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL6yKSDsOiY
Dr. Robert Sapolsky spent years studying stress in baboons.
Stressed out? There’s no app for that, but soon enough there might be a vaccine.
Dr Robert Sapolsky, a neuroscience professor at Stanford, says after 30 years of studying stress, his team might be on the verge of a novel cure.
“To be honest, [...]
Relationships improve your odds of survival by 50 percent
A new Brigham Young University study adds our social relationships to the “short list” of factors that predict a person’s odds of living or dying.
In the journal PLoS Medicine, BYU professors Julianne Holt-Lunstad and Timothy Smith report that social connections – friends, family, neighbors [...]
by Lynn Neary
July 7, 2010 Morning Edition
The first edition of To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960, was an immediate success. Click here to read an excerpt.
Fifty years ago, Harper Lee had the kind of success that most writers only dream about: Shortly after her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, was [...]
Article by: Rhonda Rich -Athens Banner Herald, Feb. 25, 2007
There’s a lot of loneliness out there. Too many people caught on the periphery of goodwill in a society where we feed the hungry, shelter the homeless and shepherd the orphans. What about the others? Those who aren’t hungry, homeless or orphaned? They are simply [...]
Loneliness can be one of the most difficult feelings to shake, and if not checked, can become a destructive force, even leading to suicide. Yet no one can escape feeling lonely and it is something that faith alone cannot completely remedy. All people, whether married, single, priest, or consecrated religious will inevitably feel lonely at [...]
Living outside Rustenburg, South Africa. Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images
Economists at the World Bank calculate that 2.5 billion people live on $2 a day, but what exactly does that mean? In the developed world, living on so little would be almost unthinkable. For 40 percent of the global population, $2 a day is [...]
By Laurie Stoneham
November 4, 2006
You know the scene. It looks so warm and cozy and loving. The large, smiling family is gathered around an exquisitely laid-out table, brimming with beautifully prepared food. All of this is playing out against the backdrop of a roaring fire and holiday trimmings.
You’ve seen the same image portrayed in [...]
From: Los Angeles Times Opinion Section – By: Gregory Rodriguez. December 7, 2009
Researchers argue that far from being a personal issue, mass loneliness threatens our public health.
What’s a good way to keep from getting lonely in this high holy season of togetherness? Stay away from lonely people.
It’s brutal but true, and it’s the cutting-edge [...]
From the incomparable Burt Bacharach and the talent from American Idol television series.
Note From Richard: This song has haunted me for years with its timing, lyrics, and orchestration. Bacharach is the master of this pop music era - writing songs with lyrics by Hal David that have universal meaning and powerful moving melodies. This song reminds us of what is really [...]
America’s New Deadly Obsession
Think you can drive and text or talk at the same time? Science shows your brain just can’t keep up. University of Utah researcher David Strayer has been studying distracted drivers for 10 years. “The brain just doesn’t work the way we’d like it to work,” he says. “We can’t multitask [...]
Comments from: Bonin Bough-Pepsi Representative
The Pepsi Refresh Project is a new effort to empower individuals to make a positive impact on the world. We have pledged to award more than $20 million to support innovative ideas that move communities forward. Anyone can apply for a grant and the public decides who wins.
Each month, Pepsi will [...]
US News & World Reports – By: Deborah Kotz - Posted: Dec. 1, 2009
“All the lonely people, where do they all come from?” the Beatles sang in “Eleanor Rigby.” Well, now researchers know: Loneliness is contagious, according to a new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and can spread from person to [...]
Are You Lonely?” by: Vicki Glembocki (Research/Penn State, Vol. 14, no. 3 (September, 1993))
“Is it hard to get kids at school to like you? Are there kids you can go to when you need help in school? Are you lonely at school?”
When kindergarten and first graders were asked these questions as part of [...]
From: The Times of India-Delhi. Nandita Sengupta, TNN, Mar 14, 2010
NEW DELHI: On the face of it they’re busy and happening at 60: exercise regime, social work, satsang, paying bills housework and the works. Yet, in a disturbing way, loneliness is increasingly creeping up on the old in Delhi, making them feel isolated. A study on the [...]
Lakshmi Pratury: The Lost Art of Letter-Writing
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From: The Canadian Broadcasting Centre, Toronto, Canada. June 28, 2002
A new study offers statistical evidence that animals can reduce loneliness in residents of long-term care facilities.
Until now, almost all published results on the subject have been anecdotal. In this study, participants were questioned about their history with pets and were ranked on a psychological test [...]
By Karen Leigh- Medill Washington, Published June 02, 2009
Insurgents are stealthy fighters, their attacks unexpected, startling and violent. Combined with the stress of longer deployments, loneliness and brutal desert conditions, they are the perfect trigger for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are [...]
Book Review: Dr.Izzo’s Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die
Dr. John Izzo’s Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die (Berrett-Koehler, January 2007) is based on his highly acclaimed television series airing on Rogers in Canada and PBS in the U.S. He is also [...]
Gail Sheehy: “Passages in Caregiving” The Diane Rehm Show – WAMU & NPR
Thursday, May 13, 2010 – 11:06 a.m.
More than 50 million Americans are caring for a spouse, parent or relative who has a serious illness. Author and journalist Gail Sheehy identifies eight crucial stages of caregiving, drawing on her experience caring for her [...]
“National Moment of Remembrance”
4,400 Fallen U.S. Service Members’ Names Memorial at Kirkuk, Iraq
Please join a grateful nation by paying tribute to our fallen soldiers by participating in the “National Moment of Remembrance” on this Memorial Day at 3 pm local time. This act of remembrance was established by Congress in December of [...]
By: Linton Weeks - May 12, 2009
Richard Restak says research shows that the brain responds to stretching and challenging exercises in every stage of life.
Don Farral/Getty Images-An MRI scan of a man’s brain.
Nowadays, some scientists say, you can exercise your brain the way you exercise your body.
If you sleep more, eat less and get plenty of [...]
June 25, 2010
From: Fresh Air & WHYY- NPR
Link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128086851
Dan Gottlieb hosts a mental-health call-in radio show on WHYY. In 1979, was in a near-fatal car accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down.
Family therapist and call-in radio host Dan Gottlieb has helped many people [...]
From the The BBC World Service – May 16, 2010
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/8569799.stm
There has been a sharp increase in helpline calls about loneliness
The number of UK children calling the national helpline Childline because they feel lonely has risen sharply.
From April 2008 to March 2009, 5,525 children called the helpline due to loneliness, sadness or isolation, [...]
