16th August 2016 By Cynthia Sue Larson Guest writer for Wake Up World What are Quantum Jumps? The popular expression “quantum jump” is used in common English speech to describe a leap...
Category - The Good News
It ain’t all doom and gloom… Here’s the good news!
Color, Paint, Sculpt, Write, Create! Transform Your Life (and Health) With the Power of Art Therapy
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” ~ Mary Oliver For over a year, Jan had been...
A Saltwater Powered Sports Car? It’s True — and Europe Just Made it Street Legal
2nd July 2016 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World Not so long ago, excitement rose to a fevered pitch with the announcement of a budget Tesla car slated to hit the...
Don’t Ask, Just Plant — Taking Back Our Food Sovereignty with Guerrilla Gardening
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World During both world wars, Victory Gardens were a staple throughout the United States, found everywhere from private residences to public...
The Zero-Waste Revolution: A New Wave of Eco-Conscious Living
By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted worldwide each year. It’s time to change our habits. Zero-waste is the latest trend among eco...
The Amazingly Simple and Cost-Effective Way to End Homelessness — for Good
By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World During a balmy 60ºF December morning, Rene Zepeda is driving a Volunteers of America minivan through Salt Lake City, Utah, looking...
Openhearted Rebellion: The Foundation of Spiritual Revolution
By Wes Annac Guest Writer for Wake Up World A New Kind of Revolution A new kind of revolution is sweeping the world, and it’s driven by compassion and a sense of responsibility for leaving the...
How Old Grows Young – Preschools in Nursing Homes Give New Life to Elderly Residents
By Carmen Allgood Contributing writer for Wake Up World Aging can have a lot of issues attached to it: The body is no longer at the top of its game and gravity is slowly but surely drawing...
Survival of the Kindest: Evidence Humankind is Evolving to Become More Compassionate
By Paul Lenda Guest Writer for Wake Up World In recent history it has been commonly thought that human beings are hardwired to be instinctively selfish. This perception of reality made for way...
Conscious Death, Sacred Service and Green Burial – Leaving a Legacy of Meaning and Conservation
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World We’ve all been touched by death in one form or another — whether through a beloved animal, the rhythm of nature or someone...
Rooftop Gardening – The World Is Finally Growing Up!
By Carmen Allgood Contributing Writer for Wake Up World In the last five years a super-phenomenon has been rising from the mists as urban sprawl decays around the globe. In the midst of a sea of...
Superfood Kitchen: How to Take Your Health to the Next Level (Includes Non-Dairy Acai Berry Cheesecake Recipe!)
By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World You eat an organic diet, exercise, drink plenty of water and get sufficient rest. But is it enough? In our daily grind, we try to keep...