Can Humanity Be Reborn Through Compassion?

dena | April 24, 2011 | 0 Comments

“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” (Matthew 7:12) As someone who has never followed a religious path, I struggle with how to outwardly honor Christ and Christianity, or any religion, without seeming to be a hypocrite or offending The [...]

2011: The Year of Compassion & Empathy

dena | December 31, 2010 | 0 Comments

You have the capacity to change the world within a moment.  All you must do is make a simple choice.  Are you going to choose a world of love and gratitude, or a tortured world filled with discontent and impoverishment?  The answer will depend upon your attitude at this very moment.” ~ Masaru Emoto As [...]

Responsibility, Accountability and Integrity

dena | December 16, 2010 | 0 Comments

There is so much talk of “personal responsibility” these days, usually as part of politically charged discussions, with many suggesting that anyone suffering in these economic times is responsible for their situation,  having made poor choices, being “lazy,” wanting a “handout,” etc. The specter of the Reagan-era phrase “welfare queen” has been ushered back into [...]