The spirit of the holiday season is now spreading all over the world. For most people, this is the time of good will. I believe that we should take the good will of the holiday season into our everyday lives.
In our rejection of willful ignorance, we need look for ways to give back to those less fortunate than us and to make changes in our own lives that can directly improve the quality of life for others.
Many are called to forgive but few heed the call. Many choose to remain in prisons of their own making and move through life without an ounce of joy or peace. It is a hellish place to live.
I was outside the other day when my twin, eleven year old neighbors, Cindy and Sandy came walking home from school. They are getting so tall, If I squ...
To create a magical evening that the two of you will remember use your imagination and don't worry too much about looking silly. The intention, focus and love are the most important part.
The Obama Administration continues to self-destruct and to take us along with it. The health care debacle shows the absolute heartlessness of the lawmakers and their incapacity for logical thinking.
From the moment we are given awareness about some bigger picture or mission, we have to have complete focus on what to do to get to that place.
Cook County Jail is so awful that for many of its detainees a quick guilty plea and a trip to the penitentiary, even for twice as long, is preferable to staying in the County.
There are some truths about women's health that may now seem self-evident, but perhaps would not be so obvious if it were not for the ideas espoused, starting so long ago, by "Our Bodies, Ourselves."
Why does it take loss for people to make a change? Why does it take tragedy to wake us up? Why does it take public humiliation to do so? Why don't we change willingly?
I finally figured out why I'm not enlightened. Over 30 years ago, when I had just made the proverbial first step on a "journey of a thousand miles" I heard the following well-known tale...
"My soul, where are you? Do you hear me? I speak, I call you----are you there?" Don't these simple questions somehow resonate deeply? Aren't they timeless, evergreen, universal?
Leigh Taylor-Young and I participated recently in the Parliament of the World's Religions in Melbourne, Australia. Nelson Mandela attended that Parliament and spoke of his debt to religion throughout his life.
I used to believe that being "blessed" was something that was always positive. That it meant a life full of good things -- food, clothing, shelte...
I hear I am one of the most successful living poets in the world these days. And if someone asked me, "How in the hell did that ever happen?" I could respond, "Well, I worked my butt off, and I have been lucky at poker, and the heart is more powerful than I knew."
I hadn't been grabbed around the waist and kissed like that in so long I could hardly remember what warm sensual lips felt like on mine. I loved every second of it, but still something inside of me rang.
There are times when, despite the suffering that depression causes, I wonder: what makes this an "illness"? And does thinking of this as an illness help in the long-term?
Inconspicuous consumption is not about spending less or wearing a fake mustache when you run to the mall. It's about spending wisely, for the right reasons and to feed your soul.
With just a small switch of awareness though, you can take advantage of this season and find wonderful ways to not only enjoy the time ahead, but also expand your own inner awareness and personal intuition.
Two weeks ago Madonna was in town collecting money for 'Spirituality For Kids' and her 'Raising Malawi' charity. SFK is a Kabbalah Center effort and Raising Malawi is a Madonna, Michael Berg project.
It is the task of poetry to bring our eyes to bear on the heart breaking nature of our disappearances, which are unavoidable no matter our economic standing or our education.
