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Judgement

Often times, when we occupy the space of 'I'm right and you're wrong' it keeps us from seeing our own responsibility in matters. When we judge others' foibles and personality traits, what does it really say about us? What can we do to identify and get rid of judgment in ourselves...

Homosexuality in the Bible

A few months ago, in the heat of the tragic teen suicides that came about from intolerance of homosexuality, I saw a man on television who was apologizing for wishing death on gays from his facebook page. This member of an Arkansas school board was contrite for the violence in hi...

Boundaries

"As a woman who was raised in a society where it is implied that women should be agreeable and amenable, where speaking up for yourself can label you 'difficult', I personally have found it difficult to do that very thing. Why is it important to have personal boundaries and make ...

Mary Magdalene

I first learned about Cynthia Bourgeault almost two years ago when I started looking for scholars and thinkers to contribute to the BE section on GOOP. Her words have been a powerful inspiration ever since. In her new book, The Meaning of Mary Magdalene, through biblical resear...

Postpartum Depression

When my son, Moses, came into the world in 2006, I expected to have another period of euphoria following his birth, much the way I had when my daughter was born two years earlier. Instead I was confronted with one of the darkest and most painfully debilitating chapters of my life...

The Purpose of Giving

“Do you love your creator? Love your fellow-beings first” -Muhammed “A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.” - Buddha “Love thy neighbor as thyself.” - Jesus Spiritual leaders for centuries ...

Friendship Divorce

“What do you do when you realize that although you may have years of history, and found real value in each other in times past, that you kind of don't like a friend anymore? That, after time spent with this person, you feel drained, empty, belittled or insulted. My father alway...

Christmas

Our experts weigh in with thoughts about the man himself on his birthday. Merry Christmas!...

Parental Acceptance

I dedicate this Thanksgiving letter, on parental acceptance, to my father, who would have been 66 today. He was the greatest parent, friend, rabbi any girl could ever have asked for. Happy Birthday Bruce. And Happy Thanksgiving everybody. Question: “Relation...

Relationships Part Two

We posed this question to some of the women we know and love a few months back. Now, from the male perspective comes four beautiful and candidly moving essays on the subject of relationships. You knocked our socks off, boys. “What does it take to sustain a happy and successf...

Relationships Part One

A long-term relationship between two people is an ever evolving organism. Some stay the course, some fall, all stumble. Here I’ve asked a few very wise women, most of whom are in varying forms of longtime partnerships, for their insights....

Addiction

Have you ever loved somebody who drinks until their usually charming personality is usurped by a monster? Or discovered that someone you adore is throwing up after every meal? Or wondered if you are stuck in a feedback loop of tension and unrest because you need the adrenaline of...

Evil Tongue

Back in the day, I had a "frenemy" who, as it turned out, was pretty hell-bent on taking me down. This person really did what they could to hurt me. I was deeply upset, I was angry, I was all of those things you feel when you find out that someone you thought you liked was venomo...

Thoughts on Parenting

This week we have a BE that focuses on the question of how to BE with one’s children. There are some familiar voices below, but I have also enlisted the wisdom of two other incredible women, Heidi Butz and Camila Batmanghelidjh. Their responses made me realize that we are al...

Happy Holidays!

Question:
The holidays are sometimes as difficult as they are wonderful. There seems to always be at least one incident of tension, discord or just plain aggression between family members. Why does this occur, especially during a time when we are meant to be loving and gene...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Below you will find six different perspectives on what it means to be grateful for Thanksgiving. I will let the words speak for themselves. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did....

Thoughts On Pessimism

This newsletter really needs very little by way of introduction. I am interested in spiritual disciplines within different religions and schools of thought. I thought it would be inspiring to periodically ask a question to a group of thinkers from various traditions on the subjec...

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