20 women, 10 days, 1 Great Cause
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhEBP6_3O2U] Have you thought about joining Circle de Luz at some point this summer and just haven’t gotten to it yet? Do you wonder whether or not we really need […]
Please consider being a M'ija
In the first four days after we launched our efforts to get at least 75 women to support at least 8 girls in the Circle de Luz Class of 2015, […]
of shoes and basketball
Today’s Inspired story spans two continents– North America and Africa. It is the story of an African basketball player going to college in the United States while remembering his homeland and […]
Read Green
In honor of Earth Day and Inspired Tuesday, I want to recommend two books to you by a colleague and friend, Jodi Helmer. Go green one day at a time. […]
Good
From Eckhart Tolle’s Oneness With All Life (excerpted in O, the Oprah Magazine in the January 2009 issue): “You do not become good by trying to be good, but by […]
alcohol and children
I came across this scary statistic in my December/January 2009 issue of Hispanic. Researchers at the University of Florida and the University of Texas found that children are exposed to 7 […]
Three Resolutions to Consider for 2009
The journey of embracing one’s self for who you really are isn’t just an item on the to do list that gets checked off all neat and tidy one day […]
Why do we stay?
My essay for Skirt Magazine’s November issue won’t be online much longer so I hope you’ll go check it out right now if you haven’r already. Here is the background: […]
Why do we stay?
So, be straight with me. Have you you stayed with someone you shouldn’t have just because ______? I have. A lot of us have. And I learned a helluva lot from […]
Sign the Love Your Body Pledge!
Today is Love Your Body Day, and my goal is to get all of you to sign a pledge to be your own body champion. Below, you’ll find The Body […]
