Archive for the Education and Community Category

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! Silence, the Universal Medicine In a world growing louder, faster and more fractured, author Pico Iyer makes the case for a radical act of repair. Explore why tapping into silence may be the best medicine you can

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! Why Friendship Can be Just as Meaningful as Romantic Love We tend to consider romantic partners and family ties to be our most important relationships, but deep friendships can be just as meaningful. In a perspective-shifting talk,

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! The spiritual wisdom we need for a planet in crisis As cascading climate challenges reshape our world, the most resilient systems are ones we often overlook. Ecological futurist Tariq Al-Olaimy has seen this firsthand in disaster-stricken communities,

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! Want to be happier? Stay in the moment When are humans most happy? To gather data on this question, Matt Killingsworth built an app, Track Your Happiness, that let people report their feelings in real time. Among

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! Where joy hides and how to find it Cherry blossoms and rainbows, bubbles and googly eyes: Why do some things seem to create such universal joy? In this captivating talk, Ingrid Fetell Lee reveals the surprisingly tangible

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! How to find laughter anywhere Why are some people really funny and others … not so much? Comedian Chris Duffy shows how you can sharpen your sense of humor and start laughing every day — by seeing

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! How I found resilience through artistry How did Misty Copeland break barriers and become one of the world’s most famous ballerinas? In this powerful talk, she charts her rise from childhood adversity to history-making dancer at the

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! Wicked’s costume designer on how to tell stories with clothes If you’ve ever been swept away by the worlds of “Wicked,” “Hamilton” or “West Side Story,” you’ve seen Paul Tazewell’s breathtaking costumes. The Oscar-winning designer (whose work

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! Gratitude Nature’s beauty can be easily missed — but not through Louie Schwartzberg’s lens. His stunning time-lapse photography, accompanied by powerful words from Benedictine monk Brother David Steindl-Rast, serves as a meditation on being grateful for every

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! How to Unlock your Flirting Superpowers What’s the right way to flirt? According to love coach Francesca Hogi, it doesn’t have to be shallow or creepy — it can be a genuine chance for human connection. In