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The second law of thermodynamics provides an interesting insight into the fabric of existence. Entropy, the measure of disorder or…

The question of whether personality seals our fate is as old as philosophy itself. Is there a particular recipe of traits-a perfect storm…

The idea of retirement, once a cornerstone of the American Dream, now seems like an elusive mirage for many. It was a promise fulfilled…

He sat at the table with a coffee gone cold and a cigarette burned down to its last inch. The idea had come to him in the night, as most…

In the dim glow of a neon skyline, the inhabitants of the towering city sat confined in their apartments, their faces illuminated by the…

As we have discussed before, the human condition is characterized by a relentless search for meaning. Across cultures and epochs, people…

In the years following the great war, a change swept across our land. Men and women, once masters of their own fates, began to lean on…

Time Co-Ops and Time Banks are cooperative community initiatives where people come together in a community to help one another as needed, free of charge. The time spent helping others is tracked using time credits in order to keep the process fair and balanced. Our innovative time credit management app (or time banking app), called KoinPurse, is an automated timekeeping system that easily tracks your community's volunteer activities in order to maintain a balanced and equitable community. 

To consume only that which nourishes-this is not a rule of moderation, nor a counsel of mere prudence, but a moral necessity. If we are to…

It is often said that suffering is an inescapable part of the human condition. But what is suffering, if not the test that reveals whether…

The highest calling of human existence is service-an obligation that binds each of us, not by choice, but by the mere fact of our being…

There is a distinction between having a job and working. The difference may seem subtle at first glance, but it is fundamental. A job is a…

Most people go about their days as if on a set course, following patterns laid before them without questioning whether those patterns serve…

It’s the end of the world as we know it. And I don’t feel so good about it at all.

The idea of “cooperative networks of peer support”, championed by the organization called “Humans United in Mutual Aid Networks” represents an incredibly powerful, untapped potential for addressing the economic and social challenges that increasingly characterize modern life. And by leveraging platforms like KommunityKoin.com as a foundational framework, these networks can cultivate a thriving mutual aid