Relationships

Manners and Relationships, Over the Centuries, Are Like a Horse and Carriage

by Rochelle Burns February 3, 2012

I have always been fascinated by manners. Specifically, why have we used them over the centuries when dealing with others? Perhaps, bopping people over the head didn’t work as well as being pleasant. So, like the duo of a horse and carriage – you give, they feel good – manners took off. There are, of [...]

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A Post About Empathy

Thumbnail image for A Post About Empathy by Catherine Ryan Hyde January 28, 2012

Years ago, I was doing a lot of business travel. And I do mean a lot. I was supplementing my writing income as a public speaker. It got out of hand, at least by my standards. I was on the road for about a third of the year. One day I was exhausted and trying [...]

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Red Tails – the film even George Lucas almost couldn’t make

Thumbnail image for Red Tails – the film even George Lucas almost couldn’t make by Thomas Norman DeWolf January 26, 2012

George Lucas, producer director of some of the most profitable films in Hollywood history (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, etc), has been working on Red Tails, an action-packed, special effects-laden World War II movie for 23 years. He paid for it himself. He figured a studio would eventually come in and pay for distribution and publicity. [...]

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What’s the square footage?

Thumbnail image for What’s the square footage? by Brooke Leigh Sheldon January 24, 2012

The age of the McMansion has become passé. The overblown contest of house size, “Who’s is bigger?”, has found it’s new location in the circular file of public consciousness. Perhaps the time therefore has come to keep in mind that the size of the house matters least. What makes a house a home is not [...]

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Connecting the Dots from Problem to Solution

Thumbnail image for Connecting the Dots from Problem to Solution by Adam J Pearson January 22, 2012

Talking with my mother made us both realize something: often the solutions to our most pressing problems are already known to us. We have simply, until now, failed to connect the dots. Eventually, we may do so on our own, but often it helps to have a friend or a loved one to help us [...]

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Give Yourself To Love

Thumbnail image for Give Yourself To Love by Brooke Leigh Sheldon January 5, 2012

Give yourself to love. Never be afraid to love. Love the tender young, the wise old, animals (big and small). Love the tiniest of plants to the largest of trees. Love the air, earth, the water, the energy all around you. Love new acquaintances and lifelong friends, men, women, your ancestors, your children, your parents. [...]

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When You Remember, You’ll Want To Remember

Thumbnail image for When You Remember, You’ll Want To Remember by Brooke Leigh Sheldon December 24, 2011

Each year we have what seems, more and more, like only snippets of time to share with the ones who mean so much to us. Therefore, I am asking you to consider giving them the gift that matters more than the “latest” or “greatest” newly designated “whatever” that some Madison Avenue think tank is pushing [...]

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Happily Ever After: Cinderella’s Journey Home One Dog Stood Alone

Thumbnail image for Happily Ever After: Cinderella’s Journey Home  One Dog Stood Alone by Moments Count December 22, 2011

 From the ASPCA blog: Fairytales do come true. In June, 2010 ASPCA responders deployed to rural Tennessee, to assist with a critical hoarding intervention. The scene was heartbreaking. More than 80 dogs were found living among trash and debris. Some were housed in overcrowded pens and some were chained to posts, while others roamed the [...]

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Portraits from Kathputli Nagar

Thumbnail image for Portraits from Kathputli Nagar by Shoot 4 Change December 18, 2011

(Text and Photos by: Isaak J. Liptzin ) I arrived in Jaipur intending to stay only for a few days, but I ended up meeting a group of people who lived in the Kathputli colony. (click to see the photogallery) I visited their home, and spoke to them about the school they were trying to [...]

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The Meal. The Moment. The Memory.

Thumbnail image for The Meal. The Moment. The Memory. by Lauren Rosenfeld December 16, 2011

                                      If you only looked at the raw ingredients, it didn’t really amount to much.  Pancake mix. Water. Food coloring.  But then there were other ingredients as well: creativity, ingenuity, resourcefulness, cooperation, generosity, lovingkindness. James and I [...]

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