Inspiring

July 1, 2021

Buddhist Monk Rescues 8,000 Stray Dogs in China and Finds Them New Homes

Millions of dogs and cats live on China’s streets. Many pets are abandoned and left to fend for themselves, and uncontrolled breeding means the population of strays is only growing. However, one Buddhist monk in Shanghai, China is doing what he can to help. Fifty-one-year-old Zhi Xiang has been rescuing animals since 1994, and he now has almost 8,000 dogs in his care, as well as several hundred cats and birds.

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June 17, 2021

College Student Honors Her Parents With Graduation Photos In the Fields Where They Work

Recent college grad Jennifer Rocha has chosen to honor her parents and her upbringing with a special photo shoot. Dressed in her commencement regalia, Rocha and her mom and dad stand in the farmer fields where her parents work. The heartwarming images show Rocha working alongside her parents—she worked in the fields, too—as well as the three holding her diploma, standing over the produce that they help harvest.

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June 16, 2021

Watch Actor Ethan Hawke’s Inspiring TED Talk on Giving Yourself “Permission To Be Creative”

Creativity can feel like a luxury or even feel frivolous. Drawing? Painting? Writing? Those are nice, but not when you need to work to make ends meet. But as you might already sense, creativity is vital to humanity. It allows us to express ourselves and therefore connect with others in a meaningful way. You can do it, too; what you create doesn’t have to be perfect.

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June 7, 2021

Finland Has Some of the Best Public Libraries in the World and They Offer More Than Just Books

Ranked number one on the World Happiness Report since 2018, Finland seems to have it all together. With a government that invests so highly in the overall wellbeing of its citizens, it is no wonder that the Nordic country is also listed as having the best governance in the world. In the interest of education, the highly-rated Finnish government makes it a special point to invest in public access to books and literature.

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My Modern Met

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