Quote for Today: Anne Michaels
When my parents were liberated, four years before I was born, they found that the ordinary world outside the camp had been eradicated. There was no more simple meal, no …
Quote for Today: William Least-Heat Moon
I’ve read that a naked eye can see six thousand stars in the hundred billion galaxies, but I couldn’t believe it, what with the sky white with starlight. I saw …
A Brave and Startling Truth from Maya Angelou
A Brave and Startling Truth We, this people, on a small and lonely planet Traveling through casual space Past aloof stars, across the way of indifferent suns To a destination …
Quote for Today: Thích Nhất Hạnh
I have lost my smile, but don’t worry. The dandelion has it. ―Thích Nhất Hạnh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Wonder and Awe: Look Up! The Billion Bug Highway You Can’t See
Ever wonder what is going on above your head? Take a look up in the sky with NPR correspondent Robert Krulwich, known for demystifying complex subjects, and animator Benjamin Arthur. …
Salt of the Sea: Ray: A Life Underwater
Meet Ray Ives, who has been diving into the sea since 1965. For many years he was a professional diver working for salvage and oil companies. Now he devotes his …
Quote for Today: Albert Einstein
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who …