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November 9, 2019

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Agnes Binagwaho: A Doctor with Sassitude

“Years before she became the health minister of Rwanda, Agnes Binagwaho tried to lock a fellow pediatrician in a hospital room. She saw a doctor in an examining room with a mother who held her sick daughter in her arms. And he was asleep. Binagwaho was appalled. She examined the girl herself in a separate room and then asked a nurse to shut the door on the doctor, who wouldn’t be able to get out without the nurse’s key. The medical staff wasn’t too pleased. “They found me more guilty for trying to close him in that room for the night than him for mistreating the kid who could have died,” she says. Throughout her life, Binagwaho affectionately called “Dr. Agnes” by colleagues has been unafraid to defy authority by speaking her mind. In the process, she has helped to transform Rwanda’s health system.” This NPR story shares more. { read more }

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November 8, 2019

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What Would Nelson Mandela Do?

“As one of the worlds most famous moral leaders, Nelson Mandelas larger-than-life struggle against apartheid inspired many of us, but it was something he said inside a Johannesburg office in 2005 that has always stayed with me.
At the time, the organization that I had co-founded, Keystone Accountability, was less than two years old. The Nelson Mandela Foundation was a founding partner, and I was meeting with the foundations Executive Director John Samuel.”David Bonbright shares more… { read more }

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For more inspiration, join this Saturday’s Awakin Call with David Bonbright on Sustainable Social Change and Philanthropy: From Transactions to Relationships. More details and RSVP info here. { more }

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November 7, 2019

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Bending the Arc: A Friendship that Changed the World

A fledgling group of unstoppable health advocates took on a seemingly impossible mission: global health equity. Harvard medical student Paul Farmer, idealistic physician Jim Yong Kim, and activist Ophelia Dahl successfully raised funding and opened a clinic in 1980s Haiti. Through cultural sensitivity, listening skills, local partnerships, and home visits, the revolutionary Partners In Health was born. { read more }

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Learn more about Partners In Health, a community health model that has rescued millions of lives. Its approach, and the intrepid team that envisioned it, have transformed global health. { more }

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November 6, 2019

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The Mindfulness Skill That is Crucial for Stress

Mindfulness is known to have many advantages, including reducing stress, increasing awareness, improving physical health, and more. However, when it comes to lowering stress levels, without also practicing acceptance, we might not see the results we hope for. “Mindfulness practices that specifically emphasize acceptance teach us a nonjudgmental attitude toward our experiences — meaning, learning not to label our thoughts, feelings, or experiences as good or bad, and trying not to change or resist them in any way.” By learning to accept our difficult experiences, we can allow them to run their course and naturally dissipate, this is not the same thing as being passive. Read more to learn how turning toward our negative emotions with friendliness can help us live life with a greater sense of agency and fulfillment. { read more }

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November 5, 2019

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What Focusing on the Breath Does to Your Brain

What if you could regulate your stress levels by controlling your breath? A new study from the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research suggests that while fast breathing rates may promote feelings like anxiety, stress, and fear, slowing down our breath may reduce these very same emotions. This article from Greater Good Magazine examines how breathing impacts various regions of the brain responsible for thinking, feeling, and behavior. { read more }

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November 4, 2019

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What Are the Best Ways to Prevent Bullying in School?

Did you know that all 50 U.S. states require schools to have a policy against bullying? Despite this preventive measure, there has been a slight uptick in bullying over the past 3 years. “Bullying occurs everywhere, even in the highest-performing schools, and it is hurtful to everyone involved, from the targets of bullying to the witnesses–and even to bullies themselves.” In this Greater Good article, Diana Divecha, Ph.D., a developmental psychologist and assistant clinical professor at the Yale Child Study Center and Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, explores two of the most effective methods for combating bullying: building a positive school environment and advancing social and emotional learning. Read on to learn about why these methods are so effective and how they can lead to more inclusive, accepting educational environments. { read more }

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November 3, 2019

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How Oral Surgery Taught Me a Lesson in Wholeness

Andy Smallman created an “Anonymous Kindness” class some years back, suggesting each participant offer an anonymous kindness act toward someone each week. Recently he met with an anonymous act of kindness toward him: an organ donor’s bone to fill a hole in his mouth after oral surgery. Whose bone was it? he asked himself, and came up with a new answer “ours.” { read more }

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Smallman points out that we actually will never know what impact our small acts might have. Yet one small act can lead to many small acts that together might change the world. Try it for yourself and see if your small act of kindness creates further generosity. Then check out his website https://kindliving.net.

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