Adoption: Why ‘Low-Needs’ Is a Dangerous Myth
Adoption isn’t about parents picking and choosing the “right” child, it’s about providing for the child’s needs.
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Christmas Around the Globe: Reminding Kids of a World Beyond Gift Lists
As Christmas nears, I am humming carols, connecting with family and braving the crowds to buy gifts, alongside so many others. Around this time of year, it is common that we quietly start to worry about children – are they becoming obsessed with getting gifts? Are we endorsing this too much? Should we do more
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The Hidden Benefits of London’s Green Spaces
London is often cloudy, but that doesn’t mean all activities must be done inside. This is one of the greenest cities in the world, in fact, in 2019 it was named the world’s first National Park City. As such, London offers a wide range of communal spaces where you can connect to nature in a variety
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Should We Shorten the Work Week – Or Rethink How We Use Our Time?
There’s been a lot of talk lately — including from Bernie Sanders — about shortening the work week in the face of ever-improving productivity driven by AI and other technologies. On paper, this makes sense: if machines do more of the repetitive work, surely humans should get more time back. But as someone working in
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Reflections on Change: “People Don’t Want Their Problems Solved”
“People don’t want their problems solved.” Yesterday, I reached this conclusion about a local community group struggling with overwhelming admin. They raised some issues with me, sounding like they wanted solutions. But, in fact, they didn’t want to hear any. They insisted on throwing more people at menial tasks and continuing as they have for
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Top 4 Podcasts to Inspire Action and Understanding About the Climate Situation 2023
There has been lots of criticism towards the mainstream media relating to downplaying the significance of the climate issue and the so called Impartiality policies. They end up disproportionately supporting non-scientific ideas that are astonishingly being put on the same level as science backed facts about the importance of tackling climate change. Thankfully the democratization
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Finding Your Voice to Speak for the Environment
Pollution, deforestation, and rising temperatures and sea levels are frequently making headlines, and we may feel a growing urgency to speak for the environment with friends and family. However, every time we attempt to approach the topic, we stumble over our words and struggle to find a useful thing to say. Then we just switch
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Follow The Wire – Short Story
A Short Story by Yordan Yovkov. Translated by Cathy Kostova While defending him from the dogs, Petar the Shepherd realized that this unknown peasant hadn’t come to him just like that, but rather some misfortune was chasing him. That’s why he got angry at the dogs, drove them away, and looked at the peasant again.
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A Cheeky Proposal: The Earth Tax, A Nudge to Keep Earth in Business
Once upon a time, in a supermarket not so far away, a shopper picks up a bag of crisps. The shopper casually glances at the price tag and thinks, “Bargain!” But little does the shopper know, there’s an entire story behind that price. A story that involves battles against waste, valiant efforts for recycling, and
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Raise Your Voice for the Rainforests
There’s a melody in the air and an energy that is palpable. Applause resonates through the crowd as individuals from all walks of life congregate for a cause close to their hearts. Gathering in the City of London on Earth Day is not merely an event. It’s a statement – a declaration that the loss
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