Independence

Real Life Lessons From Real Life DoGooders: Independence Breeds Empowerment

Marc Ozburn | Posted 05.17.2012

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United Theater production is a completely student-run nonprofit. Founder Micaela Connery knows that fostering independence with real tangible rewards gives students the confidence to see what else they can achieve.

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What You Didn't Know About Diane von Furstenberg

Amanda de Cadenet | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Amanda De Cadenet, Television, Video, The-Conversation-With-Amanda-De-Cadenet, Lifetime, Series, Womens Issues, The Conversation, Diane Von Furstenberg, Womens Empowerment, Independence, Interview, Success, Women News

Despite not originally having an idea of what profession she'd like to pursue, Diane held strong to her strong knowledge of who she is as a person and allowed that to guide her.

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10 Conversations to Plan for Aging with Dignity and Independence

Dr. Bruce A. Chernof, MD | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Aging, Personal Health, Dignity, Advance Care Directive, Health, Long-Term Care, Independence, Financial Planning, Retirement Planning, Long-Term Services and Supports, Family, Fifty News

Aging with dignity and independence is the ability to live life to its fullest in the place you call home regardless of age, illness or disability. Wh...

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'The Conversation': Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Amanda de Cadenet | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, The-Conversation-With-Amanda-De-Cadenet, Lifetime, Series, Media, Womens Empowerment, Independence, Interview, Women in Politics. Categories: Women, Wellness, Amanda De Cadenet, Politics, Television, Video, Womens Issues, The Conversation, Celebrity, Home News

Senator Gillibrand explained how women, by nature, will work until the last minute to make sure a task is completed.

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'The Conversation': Kelly Preston

Amanda de Cadenet | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Amanda De Cadenet, Television, Healing., Video, The-Conversation-With-Amanda-De-Cadenet, Lifetime, Grief, Series, The Conversation, Womens Issues, Kelly Preston, Loss, Womens Empowerment, Independence, Interview, Home News

Kelly speaks with Amanda and shares that when she was in a time where she questioned if she would ever be able to love again, she realized how much love she had inside of her.

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Building a Social Movement to Improve Long-Term Care in California

Dr. Bruce A. Chernof, MD | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Social Movements, Aging, California, Independence, Dignity, Choice, Health, Long Term Care, SCAN Foundation, American Society on Aging Conference, Fifty News

Messaging about growing older and creating a world that honors an aging America needs to be succinct and clear, not laden with insider language oriented to policy wonks.

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Would You Marry You?

Hayley Rose Horzepa | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: New Age, Marriage, Relationships, Couples, Friendship Advice, Relationship Advice, Married to Myself, Independence, Women News

"Hayley, men are going to think you are married!" She insisted. "I am," I replied, "to myself."

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Are You Thinking Your Own Thoughts?

Andrew Z. Cohen | Posted 04.12.2012

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Are you thinking your own thoughts? Are you living your own lives?

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The Stuck-at-Home Generation

Christine Carter, PhD | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Children, Independence, Todd Buchholz, Boarding School, Victoria Buchholz, Summer Camp, Sleepaway Camp, Parenting, Raising Independent Children, Fostering Independence, Parents News

While independence is a part of happiness, so is connectedness. Past generations may have gone too far, making oh-so-independent Americans less connected to friends and family.

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The Wonder Woman Act

Linda Durnell | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Success, Isolation, Wonder Women, Fear, Independence, Self Love, Successful Women, The Secret of Successful Women, Women News

When we live our lives as a Wonder Woman, we can move mountains.

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When You Fall, Who's There to Catch You?

Nikki Luongo | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Friendship, Co-Dependency, Friendships, Conscious Relationships, Independence, Healthy Living News

Johnny Cash, in the beginning of his relationship with June Carter, the love of his life, wrote a song that they share, which became an anthem for the...

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How New York Could Improve Its Redistricting Process

Vince Barabba | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Independence, Redistricting, Fair Redistricting, New York, California, New York Redistricting, Politics News

Instead of congratulating themselves and trumpeting the passage of what they are calling an historic reform of New York's redistricting process, New Yorkers should conduct an in-depth review of California's truly "independent" approach to redistricting.

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Being Alone and Loving It...

Nikki Luongo | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Companionship, Mindfulness, Wisdom, Independence, Solitude, Healthy Living News

During the 1950s, when actress Greta Garbo walked away from her very lucrative movie career and become nearly reclusive in New York City, she establis...

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Fear and Loathing in the Island that Doesn't Exist

Monica Gutierrez | Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Puerto Rico, War on Drugs, Latino Politics, Civil Rights, Statehood, Independence, Latino Voices News

To solve the pressing emergency on the Island, Puerto Ricans will have to stand up, work hard, be united, combat ignorance, learn to love their land and respect it, come together as a people and sit -as equals- to negotiate.

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Happy Birthday, Common Sense

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Government, Pamphleteer, Thomas Paine, Pamphlet, Chris Weigant, Revolution, Independence, Britain, Common Sense, America, Paine, Politics News

Two hundred and thirty-six years ago this week, a pamphlet was published in Philadelphia. Thomas Paine's Common Sense hit the American consciousness like a bombshell -- one which would reverberate for years to come.

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Unwedded Bliss: Post50, Single And Happy

www.high50.com | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Women, Single Life, Singles, Divorce, Independence, Single Women, Love Post50, Dating, Fifty News

I had to look twice at the attractive blonde driving past me in a vintage Merc. It was only when she gave me a big smile and stopped to chat that I re...

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US Withdrawal From Iraq: Good for America, or Good for Iran?

Haggai Carmon | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Syria, Iraq Kurds, u.s. Withdrawal Iraq, President Obama, Sunnis, Turkey Kurds, Sovereignty, Obama, Independence, Biden, Kurds Iran, u.s. Withdrawal From Iraq, Shiites, Saudi Arabia, Turkish Kurds, Uranium, Irbilrebels, World News

The Iranians are motivated to tear Iraq up not only because of the Iraqi oil; in the Middle East, injury to honor is never forgotten and must be avenged.

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WATCH: Under The Apple Tree: Hunting For Eden Around The World

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrew Burmon | Posted 12.12.2011

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In Pararadise Lust: Searching For The Garden of Eden, Brook Wilensky-Lanford documents the journeys of a few of the metaphysical explorers who tried a...

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You'll Never Have Sex Again, You'll Be Alone Forever, and Other Best Sellers

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Marriage, Divorce, John Hopkins University, Sex, The Secret Lives of Wives, Iris Krasnow, Carrie Muntifering, Independence, Gender Roles, Women News

The message is clear: The stronger the woman, the less likely she is to get laid.

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Freedom Is Free

Jennifer Hamady | Posted 09.16.2011

Read More: Independence, Boundaries, Ideology, Freedom, Barriers, Borders, Discussing Freedom, Independent Thought, Freedom Theories, Politics News

High, rigid and tight as our walls and minds may be, freedom beckons to us over and around every notion and manifestation of our self-imposed limitations and constraints.

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The Most Controversial Places Claiming Nationhood

Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Palestine, State of Palestine, Taiwan, Abkhazia, United Nations, South Ossetia, Declaration, Georgia, Independence, South Sudan, World News

On Thursday the United Nations recognized South Sudan as its 193rd member state, turning the country officially into the world's youngest nation. And ...

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A Long Struggle Ahead For World's Newest Nation

AP | MAGGIE FICK | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Nation, Darfur, Challenges, Civil War, World, Ethnic Cleansing, Sudan, Genocide, United Nations, Development, Independence, South Sudan, Republic of South Sudan, World News

JUBA, Sudan — The people of South Sudan finally get their own country on Saturday, an emotional independence celebration few thought possible du...

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What Is the Fourth of July to Me?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Liberty, July 4th Patriotism, Segreation, Freedom, Slavery, Hypocrisy, July 4, Racial Bigotry, Independence, Politics News

Famed 19th Century abolitionist and fighter for racial justice Frederick Douglass thundered in a speech "What is the Fourth of July to Me." Douglass a...

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South Sudan To Join United Nations

AP | Posted 09.04.2011

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UNITED NATIONS -- The president of the U.N. Security Council says he expects a ministerial meeting on July 13 to recommend that South Sudan be admitte...

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Are You Pretending To Be Independent?

Russell Bishop | Posted 09.03.2011

Read More: Independent, Personal Freedom, Independence, Independence Day, Viktor Frankl, Freedom, Self Help, Healthy Living News

My experience suggests that most people who proclaim independence are living an illusion and actually wind up denying themselves the very freedom they are seeking.

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