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By : Juliana Essen May 4, 2021May 4, 2021

Understanding Sufficiency: 7 Ways to be Happy with Less

We’ve come to the T in the INTENT 365 project, which stands for Thrifty. Being thrifty, or not wasting money and resources, is a long-held American virtue that fosters material wellbeing. Material wellbeing starts with the ability to meet basic needs for food, water, shelter, and clothing, plus essential services like health and education. If you’re reading

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By : Juliana Essen April 30, 2021May 4, 2021

7 Ways to Make a Difference with Global Community Support

Much of our day to day is spent taking care of what’s within reach. We take care of our work, our families, our neighbors and friends, our communities, and hopefully ourselves. But care often extends beyond our inner circle to those in our global community who are struggling as well as for the environment. If

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By : Juliana Essen April 23, 2021May 4, 2021

Make Mutuality Mutually Supportive with These 5 Principles

Mutuality is all about treating each other with respect and consideration, even under conditions of asymmetric power (like parent/child). We definitely want mutuality for its own sake, but also because it sets a foundation for mutual support. Note that having a foundations doesn’t mean we have a house to live in. We have to build

round up week 15: 8 ways to find wellbeing in a community commons (pile of large orange squash) Read More
By : Juliana Essen April 18, 2021June 3, 2021

8 Ways to Find Wellbeing in a Community Commons

The community commons plays a vital role in social wellbeing by knitting together the fabric of society and helping the interdependent individuals within it to thrive. Here are 8 ways to get the most out of commons-based relationships. Tip #101: Contemplate Communal Support Last week I wrote about how the concept of reciprocity improves current research

round up week 14: energize social support (lightbulb orange background) Read More
By : Juliana Essen April 10, 2021May 4, 2021

The Feeling’s Mutual: Energize Social Support through Give & Take

I have long romanticized living in a commune where people help each other freely, for the good of all. After living in an intentional community, I know that communal life is not all peace, love, and happiness. Nevertheless, I’m still drawn to the ideal. Especially when I think of all the people who are grappling

round up week 13: sustainability and social activity: a double win (red dice double sixes on turquoise table) Read More
By : Juliana Essen March 31, 2021May 4, 2021

Sustainability & Social Activity: A Double Win for Wellbeing

Social activity can be all the more meaningful if we shape it with intention to help other people and the planet. But to balance out last week’s rather serious round up of meaningful social wellbeing tips, let’s have some fun. The following 8 examples of how to merge socializing with sustainability offer inspiration for when

round up week 12: Inclusion & Social Wellbeing: How to Help those in Need (holding hands) Read More
By : Juliana Essen March 24, 2021April 1, 2021

Inclusion & Social Wellbeing: How to Aid those in Need

Inclusion and wellbeing go hand in hand. Human are inherently social and thrive in groups. That is, we have an innate need to belong, to be included. If you’ve ever felt a dent in your happiness and self-esteem when you weren’t invited to join a club or attend a party, you likely understand this. Now

SOS - Save our social skills: 6 ways to rescue kids now (life preserver) Read More
By : Juliana Essen March 18, 2021April 1, 2021

“SOS: Save Our Social Skills” 6 Ways to Rescue Kids Now

After a year of pandemic-induced isolation, we’re all suffering socially — especially kids. If we’re totally honest, we’d have to admit that a lot of kids didn’t have the best social lives to begin with. They’re often over-scheduled and under-socialized, thanks to too much homework, resume-building extracurriculars, and screen time. Now, as schools are reopening,

week 10 round up: how good friends help us be better people (fire extinguisher) Read More
By : Juliana Essen March 12, 2021April 1, 2021

How Good Friends Help Us to Be Better People

Good friends offer more than a fun night out or a shoulder to cry on. Good friends also share our values and goals and influence us positively. This is the prime reason an intentional community forms – like the Buddhist community in Thailand I studied. Community members explained that it’s much easier to follow their

round up week 9: craving connection? 5 facts for social wellbeing (man alone on a dock) Read More
By : Juliana Essen March 7, 2021March 7, 2021

Craving Connection? Learn These 5 Facts for Social Wellbeing

COVID-19 has had disastrous effects on our collective wellbeing. Beyond the illness and death, the social isolation meant to keep us safe has taken a serious toll on mental health. Humans are inherently social creatures who thrive in tribes and whither without them. So if you are craving connection, you are not alone.  These 5

8 environmental exercise examples (tree with sun behind it) Read More
By : Juliana Essen March 1, 2021March 3, 2021

8 Environmental Exercise Examples that will Energize You

Living in an intentional Buddhist community in Thailand taught me about “right exercise.” For true physical wellbeing, exercise should be integrated into daily life and motivated by meaning. As Zen-inspired Buddhadasa Bhikkhu might say, “The broom sweeps the ground; the Dharma sweeps the heart.” And because most Thai Buddhists I know have an interdependent sense

7 surprising ways to do good while you get fit (marathon runners on the street shot from above) Read More
By : Juliana Essen February 22, 2021February 17, 2021

7 Surprising Ways to Do Good While You Get Fit

Would it surprise you to know that people who have a stronger sense of purpose in life are more physically active? So say researchers at the University of Colorado, Denver, who published study in the Journal of Health Psychology(2010). One of the co-authors, Stephanie A. Hooker explained in an interview with Time,“Reminding yourself what gives your life

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By : Juliana Essen February 15, 2021March 3, 2021

Child’s Play: How To Boost Kids’ Physical Activity

The adults I know tend to be nostalgic about our childhood. We roamed freely around the neighborhood: riding bikes, playing tag, skating, climbing, and swinging until the streetlights came on. We lament how kids these days can’t or don’t get the same quality outdoor exercise. And it’s worse now that the pandemic has turned the

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Catching up on INTENT 365 weekly round-ups of #wellbeing tips (Week 30): "Unpaid Care Work Adds Up Big Time for Wellbeing"

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Unpaid care work is vital for wellbeing yet sorely undervalued, especially by those who do it. 6 tips appreciate how much we give.

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Catching up on INTENT 365 weekly round-ups of #wellbeing tips (Week 29): "How to Get the Best Bang for Your Donation Bucks"

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Want to give more? Here are 7 ways to simplify your charitable donation while increasing your impact on wellbeing for all.

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Catching up on INTENT 365 weekly round-ups of #wellbeing tips (Week 28): "12 Tips to Get the Most out of Volunteering"

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Volunteering benefits the the organization you're supporting and your community. Bonus: your own wellbeing gets a huge boost, too!

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Catching up on INTENT 365 weekly round-ups of #wellbeing tips (Week 27): "5 Reasons Giving Is Good for Wellbeing"

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Giving is vital for community wellbeing - the kind built through civic engagement - and it turns out to be good for the giver as well!

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