What do you want most for your life in the coming year?

As we pause and look ahead to the coming year, full of possibility and promise, we think about the things that really hold the most value in our lives. It may not be a fancy car …

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Here in the Western world, the Christian holiday calendar tends to take center stage this time of year as millions celebrate Christmas. Christmas is so well-known that now it is marked in many non-Christian countries as well. In my own travels, I’ve had a beach-side Christmas feast …

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My holiday gift list this year poses quite a challenge.
It includes:

-travelers constantly on the move and living out of their backpacks

-urban friends who live in studio apartments the size of a toll booth

green thinkers who are painfully aware that gift giving creates about a 25% ...

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As recycling programs are developing in more and more countries around the world, we’re seeing different takes on recycling iconography. Here are a few of the symbols used around the world to signal the soon-to-be universal concept of recycling.

The Mobius Loop

This internationally-recognized symbol indicates that the product …

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