After losing someone she loved, artist Candy Chang painted the side of an abandoned house in her New Orleans neighborhood with chalkboard paint and stenciled the sentence, "Before I die I want to _____." Within a day of the wall's completion, it was covered in colorful chalk dreams as neighbors stopped and reflected on their lives. Since then, more than four hundred Before I Die walls have been created by people all over the world.
Candy Chang is an artist who believes in the power of our public spaces to help us make sense of our communities and ourselves.
I think we can all agree upon the stark reality that our oceans are now painfully bearing the brunt of pollution streaming from rivers worldwide. We now hold an important key to solving the problem, and we must address the ongoing problem of river pollution....
“For the last year and a half it has been very difficult for me to consistently stay physically active & motivated. With my brain being occupied by the day to day responsibilities of being an adult + maintaining normal life, I feel that much of my self image...
During the pandemic I was invested in, and was working remotely, with a start-up. The business was struggling without an operations director so I decided to do that job and move up to Northern CA for a year to get the business up and running. Pam K. LA
1.Positive self-talk: Replace negative thoughts with positive affirmations about yourself. 2.Self-care rituals: Dedicate time to activities that nourish your body, mind, and soul, such as meditation, baths, or hobbies. 3. Set boundaries: Learn to say no to things...
Falling in love is easy. Staying in love—that’s the challenge! How can you keep your relationship fresh and growing amid the demands, conflicts, and just plain boredom of everyday life? In the #1 New York Times bestseller The 5 Love Languages, you’ll discover the...
Was my hip replacement surgery, put it off for 8 years - finally taking care of it in April! Pam K. LA
I made a change last year. For some years health issues prevented my husband and me from taking our regular foreign travels, which had often been our happiest times together. Covid hit and cemented our predictable homebody status in a way that was confining. I...
So what am I postponing?! I’m postponing true human interaction for financial stability. This lead me to the thought that maybe I should volunteer 🤷🏾♀️🤔. If I’m of service, then maybe I won’t have to worry about meeting good people, having anything of material...
15 Self Care Strategies Proven to be Effective. PHYSICAL:1. Move Your Body: Do anything. Walk, stretch, row, run, just be active for at least 20 minutes a day.2. Eat Healthy Food: Fresh food, (Not from a box) Plant based has lots of scientific data to show...
I am postponing fixing things. Fixing relationships that are either strained or have just lost touch, fixing things that are broken like a hurt hamstring that I have had for years, or something in the house needing to be fixed. I think it's because I know how much...
Many people live their lives struggling against the current, while others use the flow like a mighty wind. The flow of the universe moves through everything. It’s in the rocks that form, get pounded into dust, and are blown away, the sprouting of a summer flower...
Dear Reader,We thought since sometimes couple do get together during the holidays it might be good to help our reads understand how they love. So if you meet the distant relative of your best friend at the Christmas party or you decide to get out there online so...
