In face of the onslaught of disastrous news, treat yourself to some that is GOOD. Daily Good posts regular "good news" stories  Here is a beautiful interview with Anne Veh full of wisdom about living a "good" life.

The Art of Making the Mundane Magical "In 5th grade I had a very difficult year. Many things happened, and they kind of happened all at once. My mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer. And my beloved 5th grade teacher had passed away unexpectedly I felt like I had lost a group of friends I was with. All these different events happened and it was the first time I felt really alone in the world. It was a really difficult time but I realized there was something inside me that knew I was going to be okay, and that was a gift." Anne Veh is one of those rare beings who has made it a practice to find the magic in the ordinary. She juggles diverse roles in her life as a mother, art curator, first-time filmmaker, and more. Along the way she bakes brownies for friends and strangers alike, hosts Kindness circles at local schools, befriends backyard hawks, and approaches the challenging moments in life with optimism, integrity, and honesty. This interview shares more from her journey. { read more }

Special thanks to Steve Herrera from the Archdiocese of San Jose, Diane Fisher from the Jewish Foundation of Silicon Valley, and the Shinnyo-en Buddhist Foundation for their vision and dedication to the Teen Interfaith Dialogue program.  Jay Gibson and Yumi Okada joined us for the amazing immersion trip in in northern New Mexico this year, which included service work as well as visits to local places of faith and dialogue with community educators and wisdom keepers from many traditions. Special thanks to all of the local organizations and individuals that helped make this year's dialogue a success including Christ in the Desert Monastery and Dar al Islam Mosque in Abiquiu, the Yogi Bajan Ashram and Sikh community in Espanola, and Temple Beth Shalom, the KSK Tibetan Monastery, and the Guadalupe Santuario in Santa Fe.