Do You Feel the Push to Repair Even a Small Bit of the World?

March 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
If you want to affect change in the world, start changing yourself.

For the last three months I worked with 12 aspiring authors who wanted to write and publish books that would inspire readers to create change in their lives, in organizations or in the world. All of them felt it was their soul purpose to “author change.” In the publishing industry, we definitely feel books can [...]

Help Save Lives by Putting an End to Teen Bullying

October 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Today I’m writing about something that will read a bit like a news story. Yet, this subject hits close to home for me. We continue to read about youth suicides driven by horrific homophobic bullying. As a parent whose two children have both been scarred by the death of friends by suicide and of a [...]

Tikkun Olam Tibetan Buddhist Style

April 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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I walked down to the stupa here at the retreat center today. I was amazed to read how this structure was built to help balance the earth and create peace. All sorts of blessings were said. Mantras were recited. Things were buried in the earth. I meditated there for a while. I think of this [...]