"If we'd had women around the table, there would have been no war; women think long and hard before they send their children out to kill other people's children."
Haris Silajdzic, former Prime Minister of Bosnia

The last two weeks I've been writing about peace, what with President...

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.
Abraham Lincoln

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
Albert Einstein

Last week, I wrote a column suggesting...

Now that just about the entire world has weighed in on whether or not President Obama deserves to win the Nobel Peace Prize, the fact remains: he was awarded the prize.

What's with all the petty chipping and harping about his worthiness? Even those on the left are taking shots....

Thanks to our Living page editor, Alana B. Elias Kornfeld's post, in which she credits Dr. Christiane Northrup for renaming Breast Cancer Awareness Month to Breast Health Month. I like the reframe! After all, isn't that what we're focused on? Let's keep those "girls" healthy!

It's almost October and that means Breast Cancer Awareness Month is here. Since everyone is at risk, including men, here are some important breast cancer awareness facts:

Every 13 minutes, a woman dies of breast cancer in the U.S. Women of all ages from 15-99 are at risk for developing...

"It's important to realize that I was actually black before the election."

- Barack Obama

The discourse in America is heating up. We are becoming a nation of Howard Beales' "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore". What is at the bottom of all...

Peace is every step
-- Thich Nhat Hanh

Did you know that Monday, September 21st is International Peace Day? I didn't, I until I looked up and saw it printed on my wall calendar today. Have I been that tuned out for the past 10 years? Or have...

Can you imagine yourself as a really, really old person? I'm talking really old, like 100 years or beyond? In fact it's not only possible you could hit the century mark, your chances are actually increasing.

According to the Foundation For Health In Aging, if you were born...

Does life seem weirder and crazier than normal these days? Do you feel like you've fallen down a rabbit hole or gotten sucked into the twilight zone? It's not you, I promise. It's because of August, a month no one takes seriously, yet quite possibly is the most dangerous month...

For the past six years, the daily headlines have been dominated by the war in Iraq and the political and social turmoil and widespread violence among Iraqi sectarian groups. Relatively removed from the reality of the war, Americans' attention has been primarily concerned with the number of deaths and injuries...

Once in a great while, there are moments worth watching on network television. Usually I miss them, since I'm not much of a TV fan. However, thanks to social networking and connectivity with readers here on the HuffPo, it seems I'm never very far out of the loop. My thanks...

I know this sounds like a really "heavy" subject to be bringing up, especially now, in the middle of summer, when everybody just wants to escape the heat and curl up with a romance novel at the beach, or go to the mountains, pitch a tent, drop a fishing line...

Who knows the truth about what really killed Michael Jackson? Much has been written about his strange life and the mystery surrounding his equally puzzling death. No doubt, there will be mountains more coverage of this man who was an American original in the days to come as the feeding...

Writing my doctoral dissertation on "The Future of Feminism: Where Do We Go From Here?" in 1995, I never imagined the answer to that question would be found in the streets of Tehran. Iranian women have hit the streets in protest, no longer willing to stifle their demands for reform...

Ponce de Leon couldn't find it. Alexander the Great couldn't find it. F. Scott Fitzgerald could only imagine it.

Human beings have been searching for the Fountain of Youth since the beginning of recorded time. Yet to date, despite the booming, multi-billion dollar anti-aging industry's claims, a recent study...

Agreement #1-" Be impeccable with your word."
The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz

In my post last week, 10 Ways To Nurture Soulful Living, I listed speaking the truth at #1.

In your responses, you affirmed your soul's need for nurturing, for in spite of all...

"Whatever satisfies the soul is truth." --Walt Whitman

My new blog/ web site, Rx For The Soul, launches today at www.judithrich.com. I'm still putting the finishing touches on it like baseboards and light switch plates, but heck, we're all friends, so come on over and have a peek....

"Life isn't about waiting for the storms to pass,
it's about learning to dance in the rain."
- Vivian Green

Last week, in my article about Elizabeth's Edwards new book, Resilience, I shared with you the beginnings of my own journey with the diagnosis...

Elizabeth Edwards' new memoir, Resilience, is about to be released in a few days. Her publisher, Broadway Books, says Edwards has written "an unsentimental and ultimately inspirational meditation on the gifts we can find among life's biggest challenges."

If anyone is qualified to write on life's biggest challenges,...

Today marks President Obama's 100th day in office. By the time you read this, you will already have been showered with the press' full-tilt boogie coverage of this occasion. And, why not?

President Obama has taken on his presidency with a fervor, reaching out to the international community to...