COMPROMISE

WORLDPOST

Saluting Burma's Next Step And Keeping Hands Off

Writer, Professor Emeritus, former dean at DePaul University. ...

This week, Aung San Suu Kyi will walk to the podium in an assembly hall in Myanmar (Burma) and call to order representatives of the 135 ethnic peoples who make up the population of the country. In convening this Second Panglong Conference, she is resuming the work her father, Aung San, began in 1947, and left unfinished because assassins ended his life.

GPS FOR THE SOUL

Our Curative Breath

By Jane Simon, M.D., Contributor

Writes a weekly blog, www.drsimonsays.blogspot.com

We can wake ourselves up by increasing our oxygen level by breathing deeply. Or conversely, we can put ourselves to sleep with a kind of meditation of shallow breathing, and repeating silently the words to the rhythmic "in" and "out" like a mantra.

WORLDPOST

diplomacy - Diplomacy - DIPLOMACY

By Dr. Jovan Kurbalija, Contributor

Founding director of DiploFoundation and Head of the Geneva In...

diplomacy - Diplomacy - DIPLOMACY: the three different ways of writing this word illustrate three different ways in which diplomacy is perceived today.

GPS FOR THE SOUL

Authentically Powerful Without Makeup

By Marilyn O'Malley, Contributor

Marilyn O’Malley is a certified Tapping Into Wealth & Success ...

WORLDPOST

The Sweden Democrats: How to Deal with a One-Issue Party

By John Mirisch, Contributor

Mayor, City of Beverly Hills

There may be numerous people who agree that there are more important issues in Sweden, but evidently there are enough Swedes who think that immigration should be the subject for discussion among all of the political parties.

GOOD NEWS

The Greek Crisis Digs Up the Art of Compromise

By Dr. Jovan Kurbalija, Contributor

Founding director of DiploFoundation and Head of the Geneva In...

Compromise is as old as humanity. It can be traced back to the moment when our far predecessors realized that it was better to hear the message than to eat the messenger.

NEW YORK

New York's Marine Constituencies Make Nice

By Jon Forrest Dohlin, Contributor

Wildlife Conservation Society Vice President and Director of t...

Instead of talking past each other, representatives of the commercial and recreational fishing industry, scientists, researchers, and conservationists looked for collaboration and trust.

DETROIT

Detroit Discourse Takes a Turn for the Better

By Patrick O'Connor, Contributor

Associate Dean of College Counseling, Cranbrook Schools; Autho...

Since compromise is the underpinning of our country's governance system, it should come as no surprise that our government doesn't work when compromise doesn't exist.

GOOD NEWS

Celebrating Compromise in Teheran

By Dr. Jovan Kurbalija, Contributor

Founding director of DiploFoundation and Head of the Geneva In...

Faced with the reality and complexity of human society, even the strictest ideologies and religions have to compromise. The streets of Teheran have witnessed an evolution from the parades of one religious truth a few decades ago, to yesterday's celebration of compromise.

POLITICS

Why You Should Vote Republican

By Gerry Myers, Contributor

CEO, president and co-founder of Advisory Link

You should vote Republican if you think it is better for Congress to take a five-week vacation rather than tackle critical issues like immigration, the border crisis, jobs, crumbling bridges, and climate change.

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HEALTHY LIVING

Joan Moran: 5 Ways to Nurture Love

By Red Room, Contributor

contributions and great stories from great writers

Here are 5 ways that people in loving relationships can nurture their love, provide emotional guidance and support, and build a strong foundation for lasting love.

POLITICS

It's Not Too Late to Learn How to Compromise

By Gary Shapiro, Contributor

President and CEO, the Consumer Technology Association

The Virginia race exemplifies the state of politics around the country. Facing a tough economy and difficult political issues, our leaders consistently refuse to cooperate with one another. Ordinary citizens are turning on each other over petty disagreements. Meanwhile, our nation's biggest challenges go unresolved.

POLITICS

The President and Democrats Need to Stand Tough

By Jerry Lanson, Contributor

Journalism professor, Emerson College

Now "political analysts" want the Democrats to rescue John Boehner, to be sensitive to the "difficult position" he's in? Bull-doey. He created this mess. He needs to eat crow and fix it.

POLITICS

The Sensible Center: The Challenge of an Intergenerational Compact

By George Rupp, Contributor

President, International Rescue Committee

I call on all of us regardless of age to forge a compact that will undergird the United States in the decades ahead. It will require that we resist so focusing on the needs of seniors that we fail to invest in young people and therefore neglect our children and grandchildren.

FIFTY

How We Made Our Midlife Marriage Work

By Julie Danis, Contributor

Writer, "Life's Too Short – And So Am I"

I married at 48-years-old, for the first time, to someone I had known, on and off, for 12 years. Marriage was one of life's great adventures that I had never experienced. Not even pretended to experience. I liked my space. Control is my friend. The walk down the aisle didn't come right away.

POLITICS

After Tucson, the State of the Union

By Jim Wallis, Contributor