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| Landon
Saunders, founder and president of Heartbeat |
How to get the most out of your online education
Hi, I'm Landon Saunders.
Welcome to Heartbeat's online education.
I believe a great education begins with a great question.
The question that drives Heartbeat's educational process is: How does a person, moment by moment, have a well-lived life — a life that could be described as "loving to happen"?
For more than three decades, Heartbeat, a nonprofit educational organization, has explored the dynamics of such a life with people in more than 180 cities, in 30 countries. And with millions on Heartbeat radio, heard over NBC, ABC, and CBS.
These explorations have led us to focus on five timeless, universal human qualities — Courage, Wisdom, Transitoriness (a positive response to the brevity of life), Compassion, and Joy. Heartbeat's educational programs are designed to help people activate and develop these qualities to a greater degree in their lives.
Over the years, Heartbeat has put this education to the test on the frontlines, both with people facing life's everyday challenges and with those in extreme situations — soldiers in war, prisoners, people who have lost their jobs in massive layoffs or lost their homes in hurricanes, people who face poverty or terminal illness. Again and again, we have discovered with people in all walks of life that, despite circumstances or tragedy, life can love to happen.
In providing this online education, Heartbeat has no hidden agenda of any kind — no political, ideological, religious, or financial agenda. Much like public television, Heartbeat seeks to meet the needs of a diverse public audience, and is funded through the generous support of individuals, and through grants from corporations and foundations.
One last thing . . .
As a way of reminding you not to neglect your education — and to help you get your week kicked off — I am sending out a weekly e-mail, Landon's Monday Morning Jump-Start E-mail.
Each of these begins with some inspiration for your week and then provides a heads-up about what's new, and highlights of what-not-to-miss. I will also keep you alerted to other encouraging materials available in Resources — Guides, Tips, and Stories for the Journey.
As you journey through your education for the well-lived life, I hope you find it rewarding and that you have some fun with it.
All the best,
Landon
landon@heartbeatlife.org
*To learn more about Heartbeat's efforts outside the "Web world," go to Heartbeat & . . .. For information on Heartbeat's city-wide programs, go to Cities Where . . ..
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