Ancient Wisdom and Science Agree Humans Truly are a Remarkable Species

For centuries theologians and scientists have existed in mutually exclusive domains. They have strongly disagreed about the uniqueness of humans. But now there has been a huge breakthrough that indicates science has taken a giant step has been taken toward bridging that gap. Scientific American (September 2018) is a “Special Issue: The Science of Being Human.” When Rabbi Jeffrey Leynor and Jim Myers created the TOV Center, an important part of its mission is this – “Combining ancient wisdom with modern science to maximize human experiences.” Read the entire blog at -- https://lives1st.blogspot.com/2018/08/ancient-wisdom-and-science-agree-humans.html

A Happiness Ritual

Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar born 1970, is an American and Israeli teacher, and writer in the areas of positive psychology and leadership. As a lecturer at Harvard University, Ben-Shahar created the most popular course in Harvard's history. The subject of the course was “happiness.” Learn about a “happiness ritual” that has proven to be very successful by reading the complete blog at -- https://lives1st.blogspot.com/2018/08/a-happiness-ritual.html