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 The Flight From Intimacy
Last year more than 40 million Americans used online dating services in search of “perfect match” partners. The explosion of Internet match services and social network sites such as myface.com and facebook.com indicates that . . . Read More |
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 Meaty Matters
The USDA recently ordered a recall of 143 million pounds of beef from a California slaughterhouse after video surveillance cameras caught employees using electric shock to force sick, crippled animals to slaughter. The record-breaking recall and . . . Read More |
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 A New Year’s Wish
TIn that small space of time between one year passing and another beginning, it’s good to find a ledge of quiet. It’s good to sit on that quiet ledge and ask what our lives are longing for and to listen, really listen, to the response. It's good to acknowledge. . . Read More |
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 The Voice of Fate vs. The Voice of Destiny
It’s human instinct to reach for the familiar, but the soul is here for experience, not security. A life without risk, loss, death, and pain is hardly vitalized. The more we resist the call to adventure, the more we fate ourselves to suffering of the worst kind . . . Read More |
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 A Citizen's Wake-Up Call
Are you informed about the serious issues facing our nation and world? More to the point, are you doing something about it? If you're like most of us, you're probably thinking . . . Read More |
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 Heart Smarts for Women
Heart disease is often associated with Type A men, overachievers who spend too much time in the board room, bottling up their feelings and living on adrenaline and T-bone steaks . . . Read More |
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 Does it Pay to Go Green?
The answer is yes—and in more ways than one. There has never been a better time than now to tap into a laundry list of tax rebates and other financial incentives designed to. . . Read More
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 The Secret of the Three “Only” Things
The great secret of fulfilling our heart’s desires and living in joy and abundance is an open secret. It is a power to be claimed as soon as we awaken to its existence and adopt the tools and habits required to bring it through. . . Read More |
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 The Power of Saying No
On almost a daily basis we’re called to say yes. The affirmative power of that single word is potent, carrying within it the seed of all possibilities. Yes ushers in new beginnings, fresh hopes, second chances and lifelong loyalties. We’re called to say. . . Read More |
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 Creativity for Life
The phrase “creativity for life” means at least three different things. The first meaning is that creativity can permeate a life: that a person can be creative in the way that she handles her job, solves problems around the house, plans menus for. . . Read More |
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 Earth Talk
Most researchers agree that even small changes in temperature are enough to send hundreds if not thousands of already struggling species into extinction unless we can stem the tide of global warming. And time may be. . . Read More |
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 Turning Points for a Post-Traumatic America
The Virginia Tech killings are a wrenching reminder of the fragile nature of life and the capricious nature of death. Living or dying can sometimes hinge on something as mundane as hitting the snooze button on the alarm clock and missing class on. . . Read More |
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 Kiva Changes Lives One Loan at a Time
What do a dairy farmer in Kenya, a hardware store owner in Mexico, and a construction worker in Cambodia have in common? All of them are entrepreneurs and all of them are working themselves out of poverty and into a better life with help from. . . Read More |
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 Be The Change
Helen Palit had a self-described thing for itinerant men. That’s how she explains the fact that, after she graduated high school, she held 26 jobs in 16 cities worldwide. She took the best job she could find wherever she landed. . . Read More |
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 Earth Talk
What did the first Gutenberg bible, Christopher Columbus’ ropes and sails, the Declaration of Independence and the first American flag have in common? All were made from hemp. Indeed, many of America’s forefathers, including. . . Read More |
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 Be Fair With Chocolate
Who doesn’t love chocolate? But eating it today comes with a test of conscience. Chocolate comes from cacao trees, grown in rainforests around the world. Cacao growers are paid poor prices for cacao beans and often children work family-owned. . . Read More |
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 Five Good Minutes
"How do you usually begin your day?" asks Jeffrey Brantley, M.D., author of Five Good Minutes: 100 morning practices to help you stay calm & focused all day long. "Do the same thoughts, feelings, and worries fill your head, even as your eyes open in. . . Read More |
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 Did My Friend Cause Herself to Get Cancer?
My best friend, who is 47 years old, has breast cancer. Her therapist says she has chosen this illness as a way to leave an unbearable marriage, and that she will not get better unless she follows her “true path.” My friend is very passive and accommodating. . . Read More |
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 Mentoring with a Difference
My mother was a foster child. My "Grandma" Ida and "Grandpa" Jack were her foster parents. They were honored guests at her wedding, and my mother visited them at least twice a year with her kids while we were growing up. Mom kept in touch. . . Read More |
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 Triple Mocha, Hold the Hormones
Starbucks is making the move toward artificial-hormone free dairy after last month's "Hold the Hormones" campaign. While this is good news, the move has been pending for over five years and now consumers are demanding more. . . Read More |
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 He tries to control me
My boyfriend of almost one year is beginning to act possessive since we’ve started to talk about marriage. He’s pressuring me to quit my reading group because it meets on Friday nights. He sulks when I go to the movies with my friends. He wants me to. . . Read More |
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 Earth Talk
Increased environmental concerns worldwide have not escaped the notice of the fashion industry, which has been fast incorporating organic materials into its designs. Materials like hemp and bamboo are coming on strong, but organic cotton is by far the. . . Read More |
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 Slowing Down to the Speed of Life
The ideal way to reset your watch is to spend time with someone who doesn’t wear one. Hold a sleeping newborn in your arms and try to match the pattern of her slow, steady breathing. Make no attempt to check your watch, check the stock market. . . Read More |
