Looney, not focused and irrelevant OR revolutionary, impactful and timely. Whatever your point of view, the Occupy contingency is not going away. Even if it hibernates during the winter, I believe it will come back full force next spring.

We are in the midst of an era, a marker in...

Anger, exhaustion, depression and denial - they're not only stages of grief but what happens when your identity is defined by what you do. If you are one of the 9.1% of people without a job today, and your world is not the same as it once was - your...

I remember when the news hit about the Berlin wall coming down. It was a huge game changer many believed would never happen; a watershed moment that signaled the end of a hostile era. It brought about an incredible opportunity -- similar to one we are facing today. Who will...

Simple statements made by common people, or were they? Maybe a better question would be, "Can the courage demonstrated by a small group of average women find a voice today that could actually promote a global shift in consciousness?" And... "If it could happen in the 60's why not now?"

If we want kids to stop bullying, we have to get to the core issue -- otherwise we are just putting another Band-Aid on a gaping wound that is sweeping across the United States and many countries around the world.

You can't recognize the value of another human being if...

It's a beautiful dream -- to travel the world and find what brings you happiness through food, wine, romance and prayer. How many people read Elizabeth Gilbert's book, wanting to jump on the next plane to anywhere that would take them out of their own world of disenchantment.

So...

Many men and now women who are highly successful in business today made it to the top by being bullies. Demanding, fighting, manipulating. The belief this created is that the only way to get ahead is by being tough at all costs.

And so we find a culture of arrogant,...

"Being still and doing nothing are two very different things."
-Kung Fu master speaking to student.

There's a powerful message in the new Karate Kid movie that's not only for children; it's for anyone who has ever felt powerless in dealing with their own lives...

I recently read an article by James Martin, a nationally known Jesuit priest, who spoke to the popular phrase "I'm spiritual, just not religious" and explained that this kind of thinking could mean that being religious is about "abiding by arcane rules and hidebound dogmas."

He suggested...

Could there be simple answers to the bullying situation that would assist victims to deal with these crimes of the heart, and often the body as well?

Everyone has strong opinions on what should be done. They range from threatening the kids, parents, teachers and administrators with any number of...

Could there be simple answers to a very complicated question? There is one. Will people listen...that's up to you.

Bullying...why are we so shocked that kids are doing this today, isn't it really an emotional problem of the child being bullied? The principal of one of the schools where a...

Anger ... rage ... blame ... all boiling over from people dealing with their opinions on Health Care Reform to reality shows in France -- "Game of Death" where people are torturing contestants who don't get their answers right, as Anderson Cooper discussed...

How many have to die to discover drugs can't heal the pain?

What is so sad about depression is that people are looking for a cure -- where it can never be found. It's like looking for health in fast, fried, nutrition-less food.

The cure will never be found...

Delicious, tantalizing, mesmerizing, absolutely stimulating in every way. Love. Everyone wants it, few know how to find it -- and know it's real if they do. We aren't taught to want love, it's a natural instinct, and from the moment we are born, if we don't get it, we spend...

I SEE YOU ... When I heard those words, my heart melted, truly melted. How interesting that this experience was evoked by characters who aren't real, they're animated, (well, partially). Three simple words, I SEE YOU, is showing humanity what we seem to have forgotten, the most important element of...

Reboot in a Breath

It seems to be a common denominator these days. Everyone has stress, from the very young to the very old. Learning how to release stress in our lives is important for many reasons, one being, how we treat people when we're stressed. What do we have...

Screaming, shouting, eyes bulging, fists raised in anger. Are we at a WWE wrestling match? No, we're in the U.S. Congress; those revered halls where we ask our leaders to create solutions to the global challenges facing us today.

Quick, bring the children to see how their elders work...

Waking up feeling really bad, knowing you crossed a line, being angry with yourself... I remember those days... Or should I say years. No matter what form we find it in -- addiction is not fun; drugs, alcohol, overeating, overworking, smoking or sex. It never fills the hole inside that...