Love: The Root Of All Creativity?
Are we so complacent that we feel we do not need to demand gender equality? Many women are convinced there is equality between men and women. But this simply is not true. Here are the facts on the matter.
I'm twenty-eight. I won't pretend to be wise. I won't tell you why you're not married with kids. I strongly believe that every woman has her own path. But here's one thing I do know: I'm more fertile now than I'll ever be.
We're used to seeing images of death and destruction in the movies because death and destruction Hollywood-style is comfortably fictionalized. But, today, the footage is documentary, and the death and destruction is real.
Americans cherish the notion that we are the number one nation on earth; that no matter what the metric is the U.S. comes out ahead of other countries. But that's far from the truth when the focus is on how we treat our children.
It is during these unexpected disasters that we can truly find our souls and the commonalities of our humanity. Those cannot be taken away no matter how much Mother Earth shakes and how hard the tsunami waves strike.
In the wake of such mega-destruction, human nature compels us to think first of our own friends and loved ones. As the earthquake and tsunami ripped through Japan, my thoughts turned immediately to my friend, Buddhist priest Shiho Kanzaki.
"Are you seeing anyone?" My absolute least favorite question and yet often the first one women ask each other whether running into each other during blizzards on Madison Avenue or sweating on bikes at spin classes.
My passion and my career revolve around designing group situations which inspire people to create greatness with minimal stress. "American Idol," for better or worse, is role modeling exactly the opposite.
Snowmageddon had a puzzling side effect: TV commentators, perhaps because there isn't much to say about snow once it's fallen, started filling the airwaves with skeptical remarks about global warming.
It's a big challenge being a spiritual teacher in a secular culture. Authentic holders of timeless spiritual truths are often thought to be hucksters and con artists because they boldly dare to bear witness to the unseen.
It seems categorically unfair that for some parents, like me, the ability to make their daughter's world a better place is as simple as delicately placing a broken doll in a cardboard box and sending it to the doll hospital.
Moving back with the parental units isn't easy, but you can work together to make this temporary situation enjoyable. Here's how to come out of this experience stronger, wiser and perhaps even with some savings to your name.
What if you are the mom or dad responsible for getting your children to school and you are in severe pain? Here are some tips.
No one is to blame, and yet it is often those we love most dearly who get the worst effects of our insecurity. Becoming mindful of the wealth that our relationships offer us during hard times is a healthy start.
Categorizing women is often used as a way to limit their opportunities further. If we start bandying "mean girls" around as if it's a valid category, we inadvertently imbue it with legitimacy.
This happens on more days than most: I am in a meeting, or working against a deadline, and it occurs to me that I am barely breathing.
When Christian Bale accepted his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, his heart was right on his sleeve. His final words were for his child: "And for our little girl, who's taught me so much more then I'll ever be able to teach her."
Too often today, family values end at the workplace door. A new Human Rights Watch report just hammered home how behind-the-times we, as a country, are.
Over time and through tribulation, people have learned to eat their hunger -- to exploit a period of foodlessness for the invaluable experience it can offer.
Anne Naylor, 2011.03.12
Susan Orlins, 2011.03.12
Toni Emerson, 2011.03.12
