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Insomniac City: Bill Hayes’s Extraordinary Love Letter to New York, Oliver Sacks, and Love Itself – Brain Pickings

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Makere

“The most we can do is to write — intelligently, creatively, evocatively — about what it is like living in the world at this time.” BY MARIA POPOVA “If you are too much like myself, what shall I learn of … Continue reading →

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How Libraries Save Lives – by Maria Povova, Brain Pickings

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Makere

“Knowledge sets us free, art sets us free. A great library is freedom,” Ursula K. Le Guin wrote in contemplating the sacredness of public libraries. “If librarians were honest, they would say, No one spends time here without being changed,” … Continue reading →

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Re-imagining Capitalism: Love and Compassion in Economics | People-Centered Economic Development

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Makere

In 1999, a conversation about the Ignorance and Want allegory from Dickens Christmas Carol began a business relationship that would last until my correspondents death. He was working at the time in Russia on a concept that hed written a … Continue reading →

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Science Has Great News for People Who Read Actual Books – Mic

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Makere

Science Has Great News for People Who Read Actual Books – Mic.

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I am alive and walking

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Makere

Originally posted on Live & Learn:
How important it must be to someone that I am alive and walking, and that I have written these poems. This morning the sun stood right at the end of the road and waited…

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Chris Hedges: The Power of Imagination – Truthdig

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Makere

Those in the premodern world who hoarded possessions and refused to redistribute supplies and food, who turned their backs on the weak and the sick, who lived exclusively for hedonism and their own power, were despised. Those in modern society … Continue reading →

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5:00 PM Bell: Rolling into the Weekend

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Makere

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The San Francisco Globe

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Makere

This short video is a reminder of the effects of social media on our society. By connecting online, we are disconnecting offline. via The San Francisco Globe.

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On Being Awake | Searching Sophia’s Pockets

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Makere

On Being Awake | Searching Sophia's Pockets. Such a beautiful reminder to live every single moment in amazement, to revel in every single beat of the heart.

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What still pulls on your soul? – Live & Learn

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Makere

What still pulls on your soul? – Live & Learn. So much of life left undone. All that really counts.

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