Where will it end? How can we find the upside of an international financial crisis that has caused and will continue to cause millions of people profound tangible losses? How can we develop a healthier approach to individual and political governance that will reap a sustainable balance between stability and...

It shocked me that first night as I lay in the hospital bed, you rooting up my chest, seeking sustenance from me. I was at once awestruck and sad. Sad, because it had never occurred to me before; awestruck because at last I knew.

Since then, it has been...

I have a secret pleasure.

It's not dirty but it's definitely deceptive. Doing this makes me seem better than I am, look better than I look after a root job and a blow dry. It's almost like a massage but totally different. Better than hitting the...

From the moment of conception, the wisdom of a mother's body begins to create a nurturing womb for her fetus. Without any conscious thought, nutrition is provided first to the baby, even when doing so sacrifices the woman's own health. Motherhood is about giving.

In less than one year, Mother...

Let's get something straight: the concept of finding one's soul mate is merely an (unscientific) mathematical problem.

Take the roughly 6 billion human beings on the planet. Divide that by two for your preferred gender (and don't give me a hard time about bisexuals or actual statistics -- just hang...

The downward spiraling which has damaged every arena of our society and environment shot into warp speed when George W. Bush twice stole the title, 'President of the United States of America.' We Americans have become accustomed and well trained through a deliberate reduction of educational opportunities, social services and...