Mind & Spirit

Biodiversity: The Key to Happiness

Biodiversity has taken on a new and vital importance in the conscience of humanity. Money has usually been the main driving force behind efforts for achieving an opulent life. If not opulent, at least a fairly well-supported and comfortable life, but money cannot buy the satisfaction a person feels from within. The pandemic of 2020 ...

Jack Roberts

Macaws sitting on a fence.

A Misunderstanding Made a Patient’s Terminal Cancer Quickly Disappear

In 1957, famous psychologist Bruno Klopfer wrote a case study article called Psychological Variables In Human Cancer for the Journal of Projective Techniques. The case involved a patient named Mr. Wright, who was a patient in the end stages of lymphoma. He had tumors the size of oranges in his neck, chest, armpits, abdomen, and ...

Kathy McWilliams

Miracles happen if you believe in them.

  Wealth and Desire

A long time ago, there was a millionaire who had so many things to deal with every day that he rarely smiled. This wealthy man’s neighbors were a very poor couple, but they didn’t desire anything and were happy. They had nothing in their little house and they sold tofu for a living. However, the ...

Helen London

Landscaped courtyard in Chinese garden with stone path.

Never Give Up: Failure Is the Beginning of Great Success

In the Universal Manual of Life, if such a book is ever written, one of the first pieces of advice to top the list for everyone could well be: In life, never give up! Perseverance and faith in yourself nearly always lead to success. Turning seeming failure into success An economic crisis turned a successful ...

Emma Lu

A scultured head.

The Beauty and Power of Kindness

This is a story about how a little boy awakened kindness in a person’s heart. One late night in Brazil, a woman went into labor with her second child. Living in a remote village and with her husband away, a neighbor ran to the nearest phone to ask for help. But all of the rescue ...

Emma Lu

A village on a river.

Obliterating One’s Conscience for the Benefit of Money

The following is a true story about a man with no conscience that happened somewhere in Northeast China more than 80 years ago. One day, a man was driving from the north to the south in a carriage pulled by three strong horses. Along the way, he noticed a package by the side of the ...

Tatiana Denning

A dirt road winds through the woods.

4 Uplifting Stories About Family Love, Laughter, and Tears

Every family has cherished memories, a long history, and can recount stories, events, and anecdotes of good times, happy times, and difficulties. 4 insightful family stories from around the world 1. Under the wall A boy was addicted to the Internet at a secondary boarding school. He often snuck out of the school dormitory in ...

Michael Segarty

A family walking on the beach.

Reality Check: Real Vs. Unreal

In Italian, there is a saying: “Il mondo è bello perché è vario,” which means: “The world is beautiful because it is varied.” In this simple statement, there is truth and wisdom, but also many challenges. Diversity is richness, beauty, excitement, and learning, but it can also be hard to deal with and requires an ...

Laura Cozzolino

Neurons interacting in the brain.