Community – Page 4 – Experience Life

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Hello, Stranger

By Experience Life Staff

Recent research finds that for adults, there may be significant emotional benefits in talking to strangers.

- Coming Clean -

COMING CLEAN: A Friend for the Ages

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

How my intergenerational friendships have offered unexpected blessings and great life lessons.

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Building Community: Nine Ways to Connect and Transform

By Margret Aldrich

Connect and transform your community with these tips.

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Good Neighbors

By Experience Life Staff

According to a University of Michigan study, living in a tight-knit neighborhood can reduce your risk of stroke by nearly half.

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Blue Zones: Building Local Communities With Global Insights with Tony Buettner (Healthy Revolution Conference 2014) (Audio)

By Experience Life Staff

Listen in as Experience Life discusses building community with Tony Buettner.

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Giving Gardens

By Casie Leigh Lukes

Giving gardens, a growing phenomenon, provide wellness for corporate employees, food for those in need — with far-reaching ripple effects.

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InfiniteHoops

By Experience Life Staff

This new app uses GPS to notify you when you’re near a court with a pickup game in progress and also lets you check out future games (where, when, and how many people are involved).

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Behind the Scenes With Dikembe Mutombo (Video)

By Experience Life Staff

No one was more surprised than the NBA legend himself when he was recruited to play basketball in college. Hear about his legendary career and how it’s allowed him to make a difference in the world in our exclusive video.

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Making Friends as an Adult

By Jessie Sholl

How to get past the awkwardness of reaching out to new people.

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Community Counts

By Courtney Helgoe

Rebuilding a sense of neighborliness has become its own revolutionary act. Here’s why reconnecting with neighbors and fellow citizens is important.

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Dikembe Mutombo: The Giver

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Former NBA star Dikembe Mutombo talks about reaching out to connect with your community — and transforming the world.

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Hello, Baby. Goodbye, Friend?

By Karen Olson

When people have children, it can be tough to stay connected to those who don’t. With effort and patience, though, relationships can survive the transition.

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In lieu of gifts, ‘presents of heart and mind’

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Staff writer Maggie Fazeli Fard shares her family’s unique take on gift-giving.

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A New Appreciation for Social Media

By Jamie Martin

How a family member’s scary health diagnosis has given Jamie Martin a new sense of purpose on Facebook.

- Coming Clean -

COMING CLEAN: What Happens When You Throw Money at a Crowd…

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

Many people donate money or time to charities this time of year, but one Twin Cities man decided he’d give $1,000 away — to complete strangers. At the Mall of America. I caught this news clip online tonight and wanted to share it with you all. Part of me applauded his intention, the other part… Read more »