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Not In My Backyard: The Reality of Human Trafficking and 5 Steps to End It

By Celeste Orr

Not In My Backyard: The Reality of Human Trafficking and 5 Steps to End It by Celeste Orr. Photograph of a girl with her hand over her face by Makenna Entrikin

Revealing the ugly underbelly of human trafficking, one woman answers the question: What can we do? — ‘Human trafficking’? That can’t possibly be a real thing happening around me… Or could it?  Those were the questions running through my mind as I sat … [Read more...] about Not In My Backyard: The Reality of Human Trafficking and 5 Steps to End It

To Sea or Not to Sea: An Entrepreneur’s Vision For Environmental Change

By Daniel Chabert Pfefferkorn

27-year old founder of Rockay, an environmentally responsible enterprise, explores the problem and solutions of the growing ocean pollution crisis _______ You might have read about the statistics of 12.7 million tons of plastic waste that’s dumped into our oceans every … [Read more...] about To Sea or Not to Sea: An Entrepreneur’s Vision For Environmental Change

Is Bigger Better? A Couple Breaks From Convention In a Tiny House

By Cera Bollo

Breaking from the rat race of a materialistic society, one young couple explores doing life differently in the tiny house they built (and now build for others) _________ Our story is quite simple and is all too familiar for some. We started out just like most … [Read more...] about Is Bigger Better? A Couple Breaks From Convention In a Tiny House

Conscious Consumption: Reducing Plastic Pollution, A Ripple Effect For Good

By Kristen Noel

Inspired by fair trade and eco-conscious businesses, Best Self celebrates a call for a ‘Plastic Free July’ and a global shift one action at a time _______ I’m a little late in the game because I wasn’t aware of a movement calling for a ‘Plastic Free July’. First off, how … [Read more...] about Conscious Consumption: Reducing Plastic Pollution, A Ripple Effect For Good

Mother Nature’s Hourglass: A Biologist Reminds Us That Time Is Running Out

By Dave Cannon

Mother Nature’s Hourglass: n Biologist Reminds Us That Time Is Running Out by Dave Cannon. Photograph of a moos drinking at a lake by Dave Cannon.

An environmental activist fights to save the salmon of the Pacific Northwest — and dares us all to answer the call to action against climate change — In a world of more than seven billion people, each of us is a drop in the bucket. But with enough drops, we can fill … [Read more...] about Mother Nature’s Hourglass: A Biologist Reminds Us That Time Is Running Out

Dancing With Mother Nature: An Adventure For Change Across Antarctica

By Zita Luiten

Dancing With Mother Nature: An Adventure For Change Across Antarctica by Zita Luiten. Photograph of plastic vehicle in Antarctica

Potential in plastic: A team travels to Antarctica in a vehicle made mostly of recycled plastic to pave a new environmental (and life) path for us all. — I’ve always believed that a lack of comfort is needed before change happens. It’s like they say, “Life happens outside … [Read more...] about Dancing With Mother Nature: An Adventure For Change Across Antarctica

Sustainability & Purpose: Living in Concert With Our Ecology and Humanity

By Bill Miles

An Interview with Leif Skogberg By Bill Miles Co-Founder and Creative Director, Best Self Magazine — The journey to create a sustainable world actually starts with individuals.Leif … [Read more...] about Sustainability & Purpose: Living in Concert With Our Ecology and Humanity

The Awakening of Sleeping Beauty: Tragedy, Humanity… and Lipstick

By Zainab Salbi

Composite of photographs of small desk and lipstick by Alex Lopez and Darren Nunis

How women of war-torn lands — and lipstick — helped a feminist reclaim the beautiful pieces of herself — I did not grow up thinking I was beautiful. My Iraqi mother had fed this belief, telling me that my cousin Nadia was much better looking than I was. Whenever she came … [Read more...] about The Awakening of Sleeping Beauty: Tragedy, Humanity… and Lipstick

The Sacred Power of Connection: How the O+ Festival Freed My Soul

By Theresa Widmann

One woman’s journey exploring the miraculous power of music and community to connect to her purpose and free her soul — In 2009, I was living the dream. Girl from Wisconsin makes big move to NYC, finds love and along with it an amazing apartment in an impressive, and … [Read more...] about The Sacred Power of Connection: How the O+ Festival Freed My Soul

An Empowered Life | Channeling Bullying Into Service to Others

By Leon Logothetis

bullying

A childhood of being bullied leads to a life based upon kindness, compassion and service — When you walk through a stormHold your head up highAnd don’t be afraid of the darkAt the end of the stormIs a golden sky.You’ll Never Walk Alone, by Gerry and the Pacemakers On a … [Read more...] about An Empowered Life | Channeling Bullying Into Service to Others

Inside Africa: The panAFRICAproject

By Lou Jones

Photographer Lou Jones describes an ambitious project to create a contemporary, visual portrait of modern Africa. — Folded under me, my knees were about to explode. My heavy camera bag was in my lap. The compass pointed due north to my destination in Ghana — a clinic in the … [Read more...] about Inside Africa: The panAFRICAproject

Architecture and Humanity | The Conscious Urbanism of Kunlé Adeyemi

By Bill Miles

African architect Kunlé Adeyemi expresses a deep passion for social progress through his ground-breaking designs and urban planning — NLÉ is an architecture, design, and urbanism practice for developing cities and communities. Such is the elevator pitch on the website … [Read more...] about Architecture and Humanity | The Conscious Urbanism of Kunlé Adeyemi

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