There is a magical, enchanting, and beautiful plot of land on this planet that has inspired many to change their lives and follow their dreams. This spot is about 20 miles west of Taos, New Mexico, and is the inspiration for one man, Michael E. Reynolds, who is on course to change the world. An…
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As an artist, writer, and unwavering believer that there is an artist in each one of us wanting to emerge, express, and thrive, I was mesmerized and impressed by Matthew Fox’s Creativity: Where the Divine and the Human Meet. A mystic, Episcopal priest, and radical theologian, Dr. Fox explains how creativity is our true nature…
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The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler is a poignant and witty collection of informal interviews, stories, and experiences related by women from all different walks of life celebrating female sexuality and bringing to light sexual violence against women. The book is hilarious, entertaining, poetic, at times jaw-dropping, and admonishing. As an unexpected success, The Vagina…
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“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” – John F. Kennedy Absolutely one of the best books on human drive and motivation and what it all means individually and collectively is The Motivation Manifesto: 9 Declarations to Claim Your Personal Power by Brendon Burchard! I was very pleasantly surprised to discover…
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Influenced by his Southern Baptist upbringing and the beauty and mystery of nature throughout his life, E.O. Wilson writes to the pastors of the world in a plea to put aside science and religion’s opposing worldviews for the saving of planet Earth in this concise and well-written argument. In The Creation: An Appeal to Save…
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“The goal of abusive conduct is to destabilize the other person and make them doubt themselves and others.” – Marie-France Hirigoyen The destructive art of making someone doubt themselves is only the beginning of emotional abuse. If a person is able to make another doubt what they just witnessed, heard, or felt, then that person…
Read MoreHappiness – “It is our natural state,” says, Richard Carlson, Ph.D. But, if so, then why are many of us far from “happy?” Dr. Richard Carlson’s book, You Can Be Happy: Five Principles for Keeping Life in Perspective, explains exactly how to be in a state of happiness and demonstrates why weusually are not thriving…
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“It is the contempt that the [biblical] canon and civil law alike express for women that has multiplied their hardships and intensified for man’s desire to hold them in subjection.” – Elizabeth Cady Stanton I never really considered myself a feminist: a person who advocates or supports the rights and equality of women, until the…
Read MoreToday is Earth Day, and I feel it is appropriate to re-blog this book review again. Author and activist, Julia Butterfly Hill, who lived in a tree for two years to save the CA Redwoods, is one of my heroes. Enjoy!
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