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Today I attract clarity, creativity, and calmness

On a busy stretch of Commonwealth Ave in Boston, something unusual is stopping people in their tracks: a payphone.

Its not broken. Not decorative. Fully working, with a simple prompt taped to the front: “Call a Boomer.”

Pick it up and instead of a dial tone, you’re instantly connected to another payphone sitting inside a senior living community in Reno, Nevada.

Who’s on the other end? In Boston, it’s mostly college students walking by. But in Reno, it’s residents aged 62 and up, many of them single or widowed, who pick up when the phone rings.

What happens next depends on who answers:

• Sometimes it’s a voicemail. One caller, Kyra, left a message hoping it might reach someone who needed to hear a kind voice that day. 
• Other times, it turns into a real conversation, like when a retired woman in Reno suddenly found herself talking to someone back in New Hampshire where she grew up.

It’s random and can be a little awkward at first. And then, surprisingly, not.

The project, which comes from Matter Neuroscience, is built on a pretty simple premise: younger and older people are two of the loneliest groups out there, and they almost never interact.

• Instead of building another app to “fix” that, they went the opposite direction. No screens or feeds, just a voice and a few minutes of purposeful attention.
• The project leaders hope a few moments of connection across age divides will remind people that they aren’t as alone as they may feel.

The best part about it? People are actually picking up. Staff at the Nevada elderly facility say residents get excited when the phone rings, while some Boston callers have gotten emotional mid-conversation. Even a few minutes can sometimes go a long way.

Wool, freshly gathered. Soft, but not yet shaped.

Warm water runs through Kyrgies’ slippers, followed by vegetable-based soap. Hands press, release, and press again, working slowly until the fibers begin to bind.

With each pass, the wool tightens, turning into a dense felt that holds its structure while staying breathable.

Kyrgies aren’t shaped by shortcuts, just time, pressure, and motion passed down through generations. The material is formed, then left to rest into place, holding everything that made it.

You feel the process the moment you step into Kyrgies.

We’ve all seen goat yoga and puppy yoga, but let me introduce: chicken yoga.

Hotel Haya in Tampa, FL, introduced the quirky class in 2021 as a way to lighten the mood in an often-serious form of exercise. 

• Each chicken is bathed before class and equipped with a diaper to match their feathers before waddling between mats, clucking at their friends, and cuddling with participants during corpse pose.

+Note: This story previously appeared in a Nov. 2025 edition.

⚾️ Arthur Green, a 109-year-old Baltimore Orioles superfan who served in World War II and the Korean War, threw out the team's first pitch for Opening Day.

📱 A dad turned his five-year-old daughter’s diabetes diagnosis into a Candy Crush-style video game that teaches insulin dosing and ketone tracking in an easily digestible way.

🍼 A rural Korean township just welcomed its first newborn in 17 years and enrolled four elementary students in the same month, marking a small but mighty sign of life for a community that’s been quietly shrinking.

Practicing yoga can have incredible effects on both your mind and body. From stress relief to increased flexibility (and even improved cardiovascular functioning), there are multiple benefits to practicing regularly.

• Whether you're still a beginner or more experienced, try out this 20-minute strength and flexibility flow and get ready to feel amazing. 

And when you're done...hit reply and let me know what you think!!!

Welcome to “What’s Your Win?” the section of the newsletter where we celebrate all of the positive news happening right here in our DONUT community.

Big or small, there’s always something to celebrate. Check out the wins this week!

⛳️ One anonymous subscriber from AZ is taking a swing at a new hobby

• “I entered a golf tourney w 3 friends. My friends are all sensational golfers. I’m usually the worst in the group. My good karma was returned when I had the round of my life! I had a birdie & even sank a few long putts! We won the tourney by 6 strokes.”

🧹 Elizabeth G from NJ is a living example of spring cleaning at its best…

• “Instead of giving something up for Lent, my Lenten fast is to get rid of something out of my house. No matter how small or insignificant, for 40 days I'm either donating, trading or recycling an item. I’ve scanned tons of old greeting cards to my computer and then recycled them. I've given away bags and boxes of clothes and household goods. As of this writing, I have 11 days left and I've disposed of more than 40 items.”

🙏 Another anonymous reader is thankful for their job stability…

• “For the last couple of months, I've been under threat of losing my job because the business is struggling and might have to close down. It looks like things have turned around, and as a thank you for all of my hard work, I even got a bonus! It's such a relief to know I'll still have a job next week.”

💌 Montie R. from Sanford, NC, is sharing his farm (and joy) with the world…

“We have a product from our hobby farm that I'm excited about. We now have a subscription service where we send out postcards showing pictures from the farm every 2 weeks. It is nice to create abundance and share it with others.”

💍 Imagine this: a simple, everyday jewelry piece that not only matches with everything, but tracks your health and wellness 24/7 in the background. The Oura Ring tracks more than 50 health and wellness metrics, with personalized insights into your sleep, activity, stress, metabolic, heart health, and women’s health. Try out Oura here. ✨

📺 What’s everybody watching these days? I just finished season 2 of Nobody Wants This on Netflix and it's such a feel-good, great show. From the sassy sister dynamic (shout-out to my little sis, Julia), to life in LA, to interfaith relationships, there’s a little bit of something for everyone. Have any show recommendations yourself? Just hit "Reply" to let me (and other readers) know.

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It’s time for some pop culture trivia.

1. What is Bad Bunny's full name?
2. In Michael Bay's Transformers series, what kind of car is the Bumblebee?
3. Which rock star's son did Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown marry in 2024?

(Keep scrolling for the answers)

Big or small, there's always something to celebrate. And who knows? Sharing your day-to-day wins just may inspire someone else to notice theirs. 🥰 

Let us know what you're grateful for... Feel free to brag about yourself in the best way; we promise to be your biggest hype-people. We may even break out a little dance like Danny Zuko. 😎👆

Submit a win here.

1. Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio
2. A Chevy Camaro
3. Jon Bon Jovi's son, Jake Bongiovi

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