What Would You Do For God? (VIDEO)
I grew up feeling from a very young age that what was right was right, no matter if God or my teacher said so. I wanted to help people, but I couldn't commit to an institution that was based on guilt, and control.
I grew up feeling from a very young age that what was right was right, no matter if God or my teacher said so. I wanted to help people, but I couldn't commit to an institution that was based on guilt, and control.
Russell Bishop | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living
Sure, you can blame the advertisements, the TV shows and the greedy bankers if you want, but it still comes down to who drank the Kool-Aid, not who made the Kool-Aid.
Jack Canfield | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living
The real truth is that there is only one person responsible for the quality of the life you live. That person is YOU.
Russell Bishop | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living
To me, the root cause of dissatisfaction and unhappiness often lies in the areas of focus we choose for ourselves.
Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living
We've taken the "wow" out of America. It's time to put it back. It's time to be proud to "Live like an American!"
James M. Lynch | Posted 10.09.2009 | Living
Whatever the result, whatever happened, it is all your "fault" (read "responsibility"). By adopting this stance, you become empowered to take on any situation no matter what.
Russell Bishop | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living
As difficult as things may be, there's almost always something we can do to improve...Fundamentally, the most important choice any of us can make when confronted with life challenges is how we respond.
Alex Pattakos | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living
With all of the attention being paid to the health care reform, there does not appear to be much concern about reforming another massive human service system that also isn't working as well as it should. I'm talking about education reform.
Nosheen Abbas | Posted 09.19.2009 | World
Tired of hearing people complain about what's wrong with Pakistan, these students decided to do something about it by meeting every Sunday to clean up trash.
Jim Lichtman | Posted 09.18.2009 | Media
Apparently, executives at Fox do not know the difference between opinion and hate speech.
Amitai Etzioni | Posted 08.23.2009 | Living
Family is more than chicken soup.
Christina Patterson | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living
Middle-class parents somehow believe that the web of neurotic over-protection that they weave around little Ella or Sam should extend seamlessly to every object, or person, they meet.
Janet Ritz | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics
Eight years of having someone to point at and say: See! There's the problem (and it was), was an easier proposition than looking in the mirror and asking: How am I the problem?
Robert Rosenthal | Posted 06.05.2009 | Style
Then there's moral responsibility, civic responsibility, fiduciary responsibility. Don't you just want to say "screw responsibility" some times? Those times were made for drinking.
Elissa Altman | Posted 05.30.2009 | Living
Someone recently said that good food produced from healthy animals who have been treated fairly, humanely, and kindly is expensive, and it should be. ...
Jim Lichtman | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics
When it comes to responsibility and openness, how is Mr. Obama doing? Is he working to restore the trust and confidence of the American people?
Harry Moroz | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics
The mistakes or missteps of President Bush lie not merely in his administration's lack of transparency, but in its disregard for the establishment of goals.
Tom Morris | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics
How can there be a general ethos of solid and pervasive moral standards once more? We need good laws, and effective regulation. We need to restore an overall moral culture of accountability.
Russell Bishop | Posted 05.14.2009 | Living
If ever there were a time for empowerment, this would be it. It sure seems like events are conspiring to dis-empower us as we transition through thes...
Robert Rose | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics
Accountability is only fair and possible when teachers have the freedom, the autonomy, to use all the tools at their disposal in the manner the best serves them and their students
Russell Bishop | Posted 04.02.2009 | Living
Last week, we talked about the myth of control and how the pursuit of control prevents people from making real choices. We built on the timeless advi...
Anne Naylor | Posted 03.31.2009 | Living
"Some favorite expressions of small children: "It's not my fault. . . They made me do it. . . I forgot." Some favorite expressions of adults: "It...
Robert Creamer | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics
Last night Barack Obama spoke to Americans as adults. He told America that responsibility for others is not just a stupid value for chumps -- but the definition of begin a grown-up.
Russell Bishop | Posted 03.05.2009 | Living
While this economic mess continues to unwind, here's a small tip about something you can do to expand even while things appear to be contracting aroun...
Russell Bishop | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living
"I recommend that the Statue of Liberty be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the west coast." -- Victor Frankl, ...
Tara Stiles | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living