In September, the Education Team considers the importance of literacy. I’m sure few of us would contend that the ability to read is not critically important to the full enjoyment of life. However, I think most of us (including myself!) do take our good fortune for granted. We were lucky to have early childhood...
I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, just a few miles west of Portland, Oregon, which, in my mind, is the most beautiful place in the world. Every summer we’d head east, driving past massive waterfalls, through mountain ranges and along the majestic Columbia River Gorge to visit my grandmother. Other times there were...
Have you ever thought about the value of art therapy?
As Pablo Picasso once said, “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” This quote describes the power of art, particularly in the context of healing and personal growth.
What is Art Therapy?
Art therapy is a therapeutic practice...
It’s that time of the year when we put on our walking shoes or saddle up a horse to go exploring, enjoying the outdoors after the long, dreary European winter (and absent spring), and getting some much-needed exercise. In our enthusiasm to walk, we often forget about ticks, spiders, snakes,
The Women by Kristin Hannah
Being from South Africa, the Vietnam war is a relative unknown topic to me. Yes, I know that it occurred and that lots of innocent people (on both sides) were killed. And that it, like many other wars, was fought on ideology that was incompatible with...
This month, the Global Issues Book Discussion book is Push by Sapphire. Although the book was suggested by the Education Team, many health issues are raised in the book, including obesity, early pregnancy, AIDS, lack of prenatal care, lack of routine hearing and vision checks, etc. One could write many articles about these issues,
Introduction from the Human Rights Team: We are proud to present this article from Loretta Simon Helms, a long-time supporter of Safe Spaces. In Kenya, drought forced rural people to migrate to the urban city of Nairobi seeking a better life. However, with climate change patterns, the same people are displaced...
