LETTER FROM
THE EDITOR
however, the pine seeds may offer
unique benefits that other sources
of food cannot. “If the bears can
eat the pine seeds, for example,”
Kate writes, “they are less likely
to go foraging for other food, a
search that can increase the likelihood that they will encounter humans and be killed. Other studies
have found that female bears with
access to whitebark pine seeds
give birth to more cubs.”
In our Voices section, Leena Suleiman describes the out-of-body
experience she had while wearing
a knit hat and scarf over her hijab.
“Women would speak to me like I’d
known them forever,” she writes.
“Men would look at me like I was
actually approachable.” For Suleiman, the moment drastically altered her entire perception of the
world: “I had always thought that
the type of treatment I am exposed
to is just how the world is. I didn’t
know that people could be nicer.”
And finally, I’m excited to present an excerpt from my upcoming
book, Thrive, which is about redefining success by going beyond
the first two metrics of money
and power and making room for a
third metric based on well-being,
HUFFINGTON
02.23.14
As the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service prepares
to potentially remove
the bear from the endangered
species list, some are
calling the move premature.”
wisdom, wonder and giving. It’s
a book that’s rooted in my own
personal journey, and it’s filled
with tools and practical advice to
help readers redefine success and
live lives that are more fulfilling
and more sustainable. I hope you
come away from it with as much
perspective as I gained
while writing it.
ARIANNA
A special thanks to
Jill Greenberg for the
stunning grizzly bear
image on this week’s
Huffington cover.
You can find more of
her work on display
at ClampArt.