http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hollows Early in the 1970s, Hollows worked with the Gurindji people at Wave Hill in the Northern Territory and then with the people around Bourke and other isolated New South Wales towns, stations and Aboriginal communities. He became especially concerned with the high number of Aborigines who had eye disorders,Continue Reading

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-m-southwick/trauma-resilience_b_1881666.html Let’s take a quick look at some genetic and biological factors that have been associated with resilience. While no one gene or gene variation explains resilience, genetic factors do play an important role in determining how an individual responds to stress and trauma. For example, DNA studies have foundContinue Reading

Everyday Mindfulness Perhaps the biggest tragedy in our lives is that freedom is possible, yet we can pass our years trapped in the same old patterns ~@TaraBrach https://twitter.com/mindfuleveryday/status/503441639126626304 19:20 – 24 Aug 14 Bryan operations@betterblokes.org.nz Sent from my Windows PhoneContinue Reading

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Sheppard Discovering that much of the support for moderation came from women, the Temperance Union increasingly became active in advocating the cause of women’s suffrage, an area in which Sheppard quickly became prominent. Her interest in women’s suffrage, however, went beyond practical considerations regarding temperance: her views were made wellContinue Reading

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/16/broccoli-happiness_n_5682092.html?&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000033 The study featured 405 participants, all university students, who kept a daily diary for 13 consecutive days. Each day, they recorded the number of servings they had of fruits, vegetable, desserts and various fried-potato dishes. They also filled out a daily questionnaire intended to measure creativity, curiosity, and psychologicalContinue Reading