“Nobody sees a flower- really- it is so small it takes time -we haven’t time- and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time. Georgia O’Keefe, artist
I am surprised more has not been written about the shaming of Rob Ford’s wife by her husband. I had assumed he was single since I could not imagine any woman being with him. Like so many women she was placed in vulnerable and powerless circumstances and clearly must have developed tolerance for abuse. It’s horrible for all
Here is why I am writing a book on raising girls in our highly sexualized society. This is my story. This book started about ten summers ago, on our family vacation. My wakeup call came on sunny peaceful afternoon dockside at the lake. My relaxing read was shattered by the ear piercing squeals of
This is worth the watch. http://www.upworthy.com/watch-a-student-totally-nail-something-about-women-that-ive-been-trying-to-articulate-for-37-years-6
“We have the gift of life, and if we do not use it fully, we create an imbalance in the world, for others must support us with their energy.” Tarthang Tulku, Skillful Means
Sad really that boys do not want to read girls books. What is it they find so boring or uninteresting? Why do girls enjoy reading about boys but not the reverse? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soraya-chemaly/why-are-childrens-books-are-still-about-white-boys_b_4227163.html.
Here is my updated summary of the book I am writing. I am almost done and looking for an amazing publisher. I am sure it will be a best seller! (in all modesty!) WHAT YOUR MOTHER DIDN’T TELL YOU: 150 STRATEGIES TO RAISING GIRLS IN OUR HIGHLY SEXUALIZED WORLD A BOOK IN THE WORKS (A QUICK
I love stories like this. Kim Beatty, who graduated from Western Law School like I did, decided to quit law after many years (like I did)and set up a charity called Children’s Book Bank. In the past 5 years this storefront charity in Toronto has given away over 400,000 books to kids and schools in
In his book The Omega Project, Kenneth Ring found that those who have had near death experiences show significant shifts in the following ways: Increase appreciation for life, greater self-acceptance; decrease in concern for impressing others, greater concern for others; decrease in materialism, increase for social and planetary issues, and increase in quest for
“I don’t know whether the union I want will come through my effort, or my giving up effort, or from something completely separate from anything I do or don’t know. Rumi