‘g’ serves as a one-stop shop, containing items that range from green building materials and home improvements to lifestyle products. With a commitment to make going green a simplistic process, the flagship store - located on Cape Cod in Mashpee, Massachusetts - has grown into a position as a community leader providing affordable and accessible materials under one roof. With continued success in the marketplace of environmentally conscious consumers, ‘g’ Green Design Center offers the opportunity to capitalize on a growing industry.   Read more...

Don't we love clean and happy endings? We plan events in our Google calendar, budget our retirement based on a projected rate of return and buy ultra-pasteurized milk to avoid any potential bugs. These action plans can make our lives more structured but do they allow for the unexpected? After all, most of the wonderful and innovative things in life come from the unexpected.   Read more...

I'm not Catholic, but I decided to participate in Lent last year. Was it to strengthen my relationship with God? Was it to try to create more peace with myself?

No. My motivation was to lose weight. I should have known right away that it wasn't a good idea.   Read more...

You can stock your couple’s psychological first aid kit by practicing communication strategies - such as just being there, active listening, partner care and identifying needs - at low-stress, neutral or even positive times. Here are five communication skills you can develop at low stress times to help you through more painful moments.   Read more...

Some good news about your favorite good news magazine: Ode is a finalist for three Maggie awards. Nominated once last year, this year Ode has received nominations for the Political & Social Issues, Lifestyles & Alternative Lifestyles and Special Theme Issue awards.   Read more...

The audience applauds when Willie Smits announces that he has almost 1,000 orangutans in his two centers, but Smits quickly interjects: "No no, wrong! This is horrible, this is proof of our failing to save them in the wild." Smits has his sights set higher than saving orangutans in shelters. That's why he has built a rainforest.   Read more...

Asheville, NC - recently named one of the happiest cities in the world - will play host to HATCHfest from April 15 - 19, 2009. HATCH is a multi-disciplinary mentoring festival that brings together veterans from seven media/arts industries and pairs them with up-and-coming artists over a four day festival. The HATCH mission is to mentor, educate, inspire and recognize the next generation of creative innovators. After 5 years in Bozeman Montana, HATCH expands to Asheville this spring.

Join us as thousands of creative leaders and learners descend upon our beautiful Western North Carolina home.   Read more...

For the young, music is an intimation of life. Each sonata or concerto cracks, but does not fully open, the door to worlds not yet experienced. The violin, singing of unknown desires, stirs desire. The cymbals' crescendo resounds with heights of elation not yet relished. The bass drum booms a cryptic proclamation of great events - happening where? For the old, music is a memoir of life. The buried strata of past experience, loosened by the mysterious psychoanalysis of sound, erupt into consciousness. Sorrows and joys which played singly through time now harmonize into a grand symphonic impression of the tremendousness of living. Must not the brittle self shatter to have been poured so full of experiences?   Read more...

Click for a short meditative walk in the woods, all while sitting at your desk. Be in the moment. Being in the moment promotes balance and harmony. Whether it's done through yoga, meditation, eating slowly or listening to music, being in the moment enriches your life.   Read more...

It’s after 1 A.M. and I’ve been YouTubing again. It’s my late-night fix, along with Facebook and blogging. I’ve been using YouTube to research Positive Affirmations. In my quest I came across a great video by James Ray, who has been featured in The Secret, on Larry King Live, and on Oprah, talking about doing what you love.   Read more...