by Tara Brach: Our most fundamental sense of well-being is derived from the conscious experience of belonging. Relatedness is essential to survival. When we feel part of the whole, connected to our bodies, each other, and the living Earth, there is a sense of inherent rightness, of being wakeful and in love. The experience of…
by Leonard Jacobson: To be present is to awaken into that dimension of your self and that dimension of life which is transcendent of the thinking mind. You are silent and you are fully present with what is actually here now. If you are fully present, there is no moment other than this moment. That…
UNIFIL also confirms IDF ‘border wall’ crosses into Lebanese territory Adding to a growing number of such incidents, the UNIFIL peacekeepers in southern Lebanon reported on Sunday that the Israeli military attacked their personnel. This incident saw Israeli tanks fire on the UNIFIL near one of the military outposts the IDF has built in Lebanese territory. No UNIFIL troops…
Ottawa software startup Augmentt has closed $18 million CAD in Series A funding to help managed service providers (MSPs) protect their clients’ cybersecurity across online applications, the company announced earlier this week. MSPs are third-party firms that provide information technology (IT) services and support to other companies and organizations on an ongoing basis. Augmentt’s platform,…
U.S. foreclosure filings surged 19% year-over-year in October, marking eight consecutive months of increases, with Florida, Texas and Illinois among the hardest-hit states. Inflation, soaring insurance costs, stagnant wages and record-high consumer debt are pushing homeowners into financial distress, particularly those with FHA loans (11% delinquency rate). Subprime auto loan defaults are nearing Great Recession…
The holiday season always seems to rush in—lists to check, gatherings to plan, moments to capture. But somewhere between the noise and the nostalgia, there’s a quieter rhythm waiting to be found. For me, decorating my home has become the pause within all that motion. Beyond the garlands and glowing lights, it’s a ritual: a…
You’d think Dcbel, a company whose business revolves around home energy and electric vehicle (EV) charging, would be reeling under the combined weight of the United States trade war and disappearing EV incentives in both the US and Canada. “Energy problems are universal problems.” Marc-André Forget, Dcbel However, CEO Marc-André Forget believes there’s little reason…
Underage sex, blackmail, and Israel If you haven’t read it, go online and check out the late, great Dave McGowan’s expose of international child sex trafficking, “The Pedophocracy.” It’s shocking, and exposes our corrupt elite as being the worst kind of sexual deviants. There has been a tragic but undeniable market for children as sex…
In a powerful and fiery response to the heartbreaking death of 20-year-old National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, who succumbed to her injuries on Thursday following a targeted shooting in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump outlined bold new measures to protect America from foreign invaders. In a pair of lengthy posts, Trump vowed to “permanently pause…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Women and youth empowerment through education Welcome to the final week of The Optimist Daily’s Annual Local Changemakers series, where we’ve spent five weeks celebrating bold, community-rooted leaders transforming lives across the globe. This week, we highlight changemakers elevating those who are too often overlooked through education, nourishment, and…
