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Riding the Bull: Recognizing When Resolution isn’t the Game
The tensions mount as you stare eye to eye trying to come to some sort of understanding. Breathing is getting heavier, blood pressure is rising, and you realize this discussion is not going to be easy. Whether it’s a coworker, family or friend, you probably know a bull but don’t recognize it as such. You [...]
The World Needs Different Kinds of Minds
There are many forms of inequality. One is to assume that one type of learning style or ability is better or more beneficial than another. I disagree. There is a purpose for every person on our planet, we need to determine what that purpose is rather than requiring they become something they’re not. This process [...]
All the Wrinkled Ladies: Equal Media Time
Growing up I’d hoped that society would catch onto the unrealistic stereotypes that media promotes through advertising. While managing retail boutiques in the 80′s I knew then that our size 12 to 16′s sold out a lot faster than our size 6 to 10′s. Most women didn’t look like the emaciated models that were on [...]
Mother’s Day Gifts
The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new. Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Does setting aside a day to recognize mothers suggest we don’t have to appreciate them the other 364 days of the year? Expressing gratitude [...]
International Women’s Day Celebrates Past Present and Future
International Women’s Day celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. Women have many achievements to be proud of. The equality we enjoy is the result of the work of women (and men) before us. And yet, even in North America, many of us experience the residual discrimination leftover from [...]
The Rewriting of History
My good friend Nathalie sent me the book eat, pray, love by Elizabeth Gilbert. It tells the author’s story of her travels and personal insights after a failed marriage. It arrived the day after I signed my divorce papers. I’ve been trying to save it for the few days I’m taking off next week, but [...]
C’mon Baby, You Know You Like It
“The slutty party girl is fun until she pukes on the floor and then she’s a pain in the ass.” House, Season 5, Episode “Lucky Thirteen” What’s interesting about this statement isn’t just the obvious inequality of how males use females; it’s not always a male-female issue. She’s great as long as she’s entertaining “me” [...]
Happy 2010! A Look Ahead and Behind
It’s a new decade! Twenty-Ten. Sounds futuristic. How do I feel about 2010? I have this visual of the original Star Trek crew at the bridge of the USS Enterprise: They’re staring into a black hole, knowing they have no choice but to draw on their strength and courage to propel them forward, a tinge [...]
31 Days of Wishes – Improved Change for 2010
Goodbye 2009. Hello 2010! I have never looked more forward to seeing the calendar page turned, as I am this year. Judging by the comments from friends, both online and off, I’m not the only one. This past year has been a challenging one collectively and privately. I’ve seen more unemployed friends than ever before. [...]