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Spirit In Action
Each week, Spirit In Action brings you stories of people living lives of fruitful service, of peace, community, compassion, creative action and progressive efforts. We'll trace the spiritual roots that support and nourish them in their service. Above all, we'll seek out Light, Love and Helping Hands, being shared between our many neighbors on this planet, hoping to inspire and encourage you to sink deep roots and produce sacred fruit in your own life.

Spirit In Action is an hour of interviews with those providing leadership in peace, justice and "good works", interspersed with relevant music.

The theme music is "The Turning of the World" performed by Sara Thomsen (written by Ruth Pellham) and "I Have No Hands But Yours" by Carol Johnson


Curing Affluenza: The Happiness Initiative (9/11/2011)


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Exploration of The Happiness Initiative through a visit with John de Graaf & Laura Musikanski. Laura is Executive Director of Sustainable Seattle. John has created 15 PBS documentaries including the well-known Affluenza. He is Executive Director of Take Back Your Time.  
John de Graaf will be visiting Eau Claire, WI, on September 22nd, 2011, to help advance their sustainability projects through The Happiness Initiative.


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comparative poverty
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what is happiness
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domains of happiness
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the gdp
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happiness rankings
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vacation

Comments

Rich Featherly
9/18/2011
19:57
Spirit In Action -Curing Affluenza: The Happiness Initiative
I've been hearing a lot lately about learning to be happy independent of external circumstances. Your interview touched on that in a round about way especially toward the end. Nice one.
Chuck Killingsworth
9/15/2011
16:25
Spirit In Action -Curing Affluenza: The Happiness Initiative
While this was my 1st time listening to this show, I very much enjoyed it and am "on board" vis-a-vis the Happiness Initiative. The USA needs more focus on happiness and vacation - as well as a National Health Insurance Program! Its hard to be happy when one has to worry about how to pay for health care costs! Thanks!