The Love Languages
f you have not yet heard of or are not educated in the Five Love Languages, let this be your PSA. The concept of the five love languages is based on the book of the same title by Gary...
Gut Feelings: Local Author Explores the Connection Between the Mind and the Microbiome
Topanga resident Emeran Mayer was born in a small town in Bavaria where his family ran a confectionary business, established in 1873. Instead of entering the family business, Emran turned to a career in medicine. Today, he’s a leading...
Fire on the Mountain
It’s only May, but Topanga has already experienced its most serious wildfire since 1993. Fire has transformed a large swath of Topanga State Park, including the Hub and Eagle Rock, into a lunar landscape of ash and dust. When...
What the Bible, Buddha, and Bill Murray Say About Happiness
I’ve found the key to contentment. That is to say, partial bliss. I know, I know. I sound pretentious, superficial, and maybe even naïve. Bear with me. The Bible’s Gospel of John teaches life-lessons that can be valuable to...
Do This One Simple Thing to Experience More Focus
How many times have you walked by the console in the hallway and reminded yourself, “I really need to put a new lightbulb in that lamp” but was too busy to actually do it? How many times have you...
An Ode to Lemonade Makers
This is for all of you who are Lemonade Makers, Reframe Artists, Bad*ss Tetris Masters of Life. It’s an understatement to say the last year has been challenging for most. We have been tested in many ways, and many...
Little Free Libraries
What small wooden box builds community,inspires readers and expands access to books? Book exchanges are popping up in neighborhoods all over the world, charming passersby with a sense of chivalry and a strange wistfulness usually evoked by used bookstores. If...
Food for Thought
Waste /wAYst/ n. any unwanted material or substance that results from a human activity or process. Damaged, defective, or superfluous material Resource /ˈrēˌsôrs,rəˈsôrs/ n. a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon...
Hanging in the Chrysalis
I’ve yet to meet a person that doesn’t love butterflies. It’s easy to love the butterfly. She’s colorful and elegant, gliding gracefully from plant to plant, bringing smiles to all our faces. However, I’d like to focus on the...
Carolyn Day Building Homes for the Homeless
Carolyn Day was in Malibu two years ago when she crossed paths with an 82-year-old man, who seemed to be suffering from dementia. The man shared he had no family nearby, perhaps no family at all, and through the...
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