Generational Differences in Music: Why Adult Contemporary Music is Losing Popularity
The year 2002 was the last time that any song by Barry Manilow was in the top 10, but nostalgia has nothing to do with why adult contemporary music has been losing popularity over the years.
10 Tips for Maturing Gracefully and Aging Healthily
As we get older, our bodies change, and we must adapt to these changes. Unfortunately, it’s easy to let these changes lead to unhealthy lifestyle habits that can actually hurt your body over time. To help you avoid this trap, here are 10 tips on how to age gracefully and age healthily that can help you stay active and healthy even as you get older.
Making a Difference Together: Heart Cares and Ubuntu Village
Ubuntu Village and Heart Cares joined forces in Nakuru, Kenya — two community-rooted organizations building on what was already there. A look at how NGO partnership works when it follows community leadership.
What We Were Taught to Hide: Shadow Work, Ancestral Wounds, and the Path to Wholeness
The shadow is not the worst of you. It is the part of you that someone, at some point, decided you needed to hide. Carl Jung named it the shadow—the unconscious reservoir of everything we have exiled from our conscious self: the anger we were told was dangerous, the grief no one made space for, […]
Abstinence in a hostile relationship: Ignore or be amorous?
When you’re in an intimate relationship with someone, it’s natural to want to show your affection to them through physical contact—holding hands, kissing, and the like. However, what do you do when they react negatively or even hostilely?
The Depopulation and Looting of African Mineral Wealth and Resources
If you’ve ever heard the term “unreported diamonds,” there’s a good chance it was about Africa. These resources aren’t hidden — they’re estimated to be worth over $2 trillion and are owned largely by mining companies based in the Western world. In 2018, Africa held 40 percent of the world’s gold and up to 90 […]
The Rebirth of Biafra: Agitation for a Cause
The Republic of Biafra, also known as the Independent State of Biafra, was an unrecognized secessionist state in the southeastern region of Nigeria that existed from May 30, 1967, to January 1970. The population of the new republic was estimated to be between 3 million and 5 million people — predominantly Igbo, accounting for approximately […]
The Next Chapter: Women Over 60 and How to Thrive
As you enter your sixties, your focus may shift from what’s next on the horizon to what’s next in life. You’re likely to reflect upon the achievements and regrets of your past and look forward to the things you want — and don’t want — to experience in the future. In this chapter of life, […]
The Tobacco Industry Didn’t Accidentally Target Your Community: Nicotine, Addiction, and the Path Back to Wholeness
Many chemicals are found in tobacco products, but only one — nicotine — keeps smokers returning to them repeatedly. In fact, it’s the addictive nature of nicotine that makes tobacco such an undesirable yet irresistibly hard-to-quit substance. Let’s take a look at the 7,000 chemicals in tobacco and the one that has kept smokers hooked […]