Create & play, all the way to joy.
Not one word needed: the power of creativity, play, and following your heart.
Colleen Shaddox – Writer, Activist (Cohort 1)
"I think that's what great leaders do - they show you a better possibility...."
The Guest House, by Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī
Timeless words of wisdom from 13th-century poet, scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī.
Happiness as a Country’s Priority
A nation working to identify, create and support the conditions for happiness.
Steve Driffin – Writer (Cohort 12)
"..they just believed and wanted better for the people and the community at large."
Healing Through Visual Art & Design, by Genese Clark (Cohort 13)
Visual and multi-media artist Genese Clark (Cohort 13) uses art and design to promote self-discovery and family strength.
Crossing the Ocean of the Unknown Through Mindfulness
“In the middle of the night I thought, ‘I have to devise a plan to escape from this meditation center’… then I felt peaceful and alive, and I felt myself connected…”
Nature as Art
"Trees, stone, people - these are the ingredients of the place and the work." -Andy Goldsworthy
Spiritual Maturity, Racial, Economic & Social Justice (Dr. Ruby Sales, On Being)
"I want a theology that begins to deepen people’s understanding about their capacity to live fully human lives and to touch the goodness inside of them..."
Saying You’re Praying Doesn’t Get It Done, by Colleen Shaddox (Cohort 1)
"Extending 'thoughts and prayers' in the wake of mass shootings has become such clear code for inaction... It is also a dismissal of prayer, the practice that shapes my life and my activism..."