Bombs Go Off in Boston on Marathon Monday
According to reports on social media, several bombs exploded today near the course of the Boston Marathon. Full coverage has not yet emerged on the incident, as reporters are apparently “in lockdown at...
View ArticleRebecca Pacheco on the Boston Marathon Bombing: Now What?
If you know me, you know that I love the Boston Marathon. I ran it in 2009. I cheer myself hoarse and crazy as a spectator. I prepare athletes for race day and help them recover afterward with yoga....
View ArticleWhy Tragedies Like the Boston Marathon Bombing Inspire Greatness
Why? That’s the leading question from many when they think about the Boston Marathon bombings earlier this week, especially since there still remains much speculation around the reasons for this event....
View ArticleHow to Talk With Your Kids About The Boston Bombings
The round-the-clock media coverage of the events in Boston is understandable. Our anxious minds find something soothing about information — even if the news is scary — because we want desperately to...
View ArticleDouble Amputee Marine Visits Boston Bombing Victims – Inspiring Video
As news coverage of the last few days has captured the thrilling, cowboy Western-esque hunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, victims of last week’s devastating attack have meanwhile lay...
View ArticleWhy Last Monday Changed My Life: A Boston Marathon Mom’s Story
By Christine Cronin Monday started as a happy, exciting day. The day had arrived, a day we had been waiting for, for months. We would see our son Ryan cross the finish line of the famed Boston...
View ArticleTeen Fangirl Becomes #FreeJahar Activist After Boston Marathon Bombing
In a surprising display of solidarity with the accused Boston Marathon bomber, a 14-year-old One Direction fangirl recently changed her Tumblr URL to “Free-Jahar” and began advocating for Dzhokhar...
View ArticleBeautiful Makeshift Memorial at the Site of The Boston Marathon Bombing...
At the site of the recent Boston Marathon bombing, mourners have pooled their efforts to create a beautiful makeshift memorial – reminding us once again of the true spirit of humanity that can grow out...
View ArticleThich Nhat Hanh’s Greatest Teaching on Love and Mindfulness
The first time I was exposed to well-known Buddhist monk, peace activist, and author Thich Nhat Hanh, who visited Boston over the weekend, was when I read his book, Miracle of Mindfulness in a college...
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