Music & the Spoken Word Library

Happy Exhaustion – April 29, 2012

In a hospital emergency room, a team of surgeons was urgently called. Four passengers in a car accident had just arrived by ambulance, and their...

Positive Activity Interventions – April 22, 2012

New research affirms what most of us know from personal experience: positive thoughts and actions help both the giver and receiver feel better. Scientists call...

Accumulate Knowledge and Move Forward – April 15, 2012

A little bit of living teaches us that we often learn more from our setbacks than we do from our successes. Not long ago, Dr....

Bent Nails and Broken Hearts – April 08, 2012

Today we celebrate the promise of new life—the assurance that no matter the darkness and despair, always there is light and hope. Even after a...

Love at Home – April 01, 2012

There is beauty all around when there’s love at home.”1 Think what could happen to the world if everyone had a place of love, peace,...

What a Wonderful World – March 25, 2012

Great songs have staying power, not just because the tune is catchy and the words rhyme. Great songs carry a great message—one that is both...

Love Gives Life – March 18, 2012

What if we were willing to reach out in love and kindness without expecting anything in return? What if love, the universal language, inspired our...

The Power of Example – March 11, 2012

A young student sat at his desk, beaming as his teacher praised his perfect score in front of the rest of the class. But when...

The Influence of Art – March 04, 2012

Beautiful art is good for the soul. It can lift and inspire; it can calm and soothe; it can inform and enlighten. Art improves our...