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As the health care reform debate continues and a Senate vote approaches, I thought this would be a good time to become more aware of the issues and to take some last minute action. So, here’s some information you might want to consider. The Institute on Medicine released a report this week indicating that health…

Since the unemployment rate continues to rise, it is increasingly clear that those of you who are searching for work may not only need to think outside the box, but possibly, work outside the box, too. Let me explain what I mean. If everyone is job hunting for the same jobs in the same way,…

One day New York history writer, Colin Beavan, found himself unable to write about the past any longer because he was simply too worried about the future. He was so concerned about global warming that he decided to start an experiment to change his life. Colin and his family took on a challenge to live…

As someone who’s life has been devastated by an earthquake, I can tell you there is nothing more terrifying. Consequently, I have a great deal of sensitivity and compassion to all of those who have been impacted by the recent earthquakes and tsunamis that have hit American Samoa and Indonesia this week. My heartfelt sympathy…

Here is a beautiful blessing by the great Maya Angelou: Father, Mother, God, Thank you for your presence during the hard and mean days. For then we have you to lean upon. Thank you for your presence during the bright and sunny days, for then we can share that which we have with those who…

As of September, the national unemployment rate rose to 9.7% with over 14 million people unemployed. The hardest hit of this group are our youth, ages 16 to 24, of which over 46% are without employment. This is truly heart-breaking. One of our unemployed readers wrote in with this request from our community and I…

If I were to ask you how much money you think you would need in order for you to be “wealthy,” what number would you pick? Whatever number you selected, I can promise you that there is someone out there who has that amount of money but who, in fact, still feels financially at risk…

Welcome to Good News Friday! We’ve all had a long year of bad news on just about every front and I think it’s time to start focusing and sharing what’s happening all around us that is GOOD, POSITIVE AND LIFE-AFFIRMING! Because guess what…good things are actually happening all around us everyday. Perhaps if we can…

Let my heart be the vessel of God’s Love. Let my thoughts be the blossom of God’s Love. Let my words be the expression of God’s Love. Let my actions be the fulfillment of God’s Love. ~ David Ridge

Auspicious Wish At this very moment, for the peoples and the nations of the earth, May not even the names disease, war, famine, and suffering be heard. Rather may their moral conduct, merit, wealth, and prosperity increase, and may good fortune and well-being always arise for them.   ~ Kyabje Ddjom Rinpoche – 20th Century

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