Yearly Archives: 2013
UNTOLD STORIES
November 26, 2013
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By Shirley Moulton - Founder, The ACADEMi of Life, NYC
I have lost so many close friends and family members in the past 22 months...including my mother, my best friend of 37 years and my college roommate. It made me realize that people die with so many stories untold. I wanted to know more about my mother’s life and reasons for her not wanting to disclose the stories of her life. I forgot to ask my Mum what it was like living in England for three years without her babies! How did she manage sexual abstinence for 3 years at the young age of 27...or did she do, as others in her nursing school did, seek intimacy with other women. I.....read more
12 Years A Slave
October 30, 2013
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By Marva Allen, CEO Hue-Man Online Bookstore, NYC
12 YEARS A SLAVE AND COUNTING Yes, I went to see the movie, 12 Years A Slave. I will probably be the least popular person on earth right now but I hate to say this, I have seen this movie a thousand times before. And to be honest, I have liked others better, Django Unchained for example, because there was some redemption. When I sat in that movie theater, I was hoping against hope that Steve McQueen, the director, had exercised full creative license in telling this story. I wanted him to focus on the Freed Slave and all that he had accomplished before delving into his capture into.....read more
HoneyBees: An Experience Worth Sharing
June 24, 2013
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By Sarika Jain, AVP, Strategy and Innovation
Sitting with Gratitude Last night we had a beautiful Awakin sit here in Manhattan, where we shared our reflections on our daily life and on the heart-opening passage, ‘Micro Moments of Love’. Through each sit I attend, my heart fills with gratitude for the group wisdom, the buddha, that emerges through powerful reflections from the heart. This latest jewel of collective wisdom of the sangha is what I wish to share with the community today. Bah, as described to the group, is a Japanese word that describes the energy that exists in the physical and energetic space between two.....read more
SISTERLY LOVE
May 08, 2013
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By Elizabeth Lesser, Co-Founder of The Omega Institute
Finding Your Invincible Summer. I will be speaking on Thursday in Newtown, Connecticut. I was invited by the Sandy Hook Promise, a now-nationwide group founded by Newtown friends and neighbors to heal and to be part of a conversation about violence in America. I’ll be speaking with my friend Rev. Ed Bacon. Ed and I have hosted numerous shows together on Oprah Radio; this time we’ll be speaking and leading a conversation we’re calling “Finding Your Invincible Summer.” We chose the title from a line from Albert Camus, who said, “In the depth of winter, I finally learned that.....read more
MOTHERLY LOVE
April 18, 2013
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By Shirley Moulton - Founder, The ACADEMi of Life, NYC
What is this thing called a mother’s love? Several experiences this weekend lead me to reflect deeply on the meaning of motherhood. The first experience was my attendance at a Barack Obama’s initiative to serve brunch to mothers at a homeless shelter in NYC to celebrate Mother’s Day. These mothers were women from all walks of life each mentally challenged and the majority had children. The second experience was seeing two movies; ‘Babies’ and ‘Mother and Child.’ So what did I learn from those experiences? I realized that being a mother is probably one of the most.....read more
TEACHING OUR KIDS COMPASSION
March 20, 2013
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By Michal Berg (Spiritualityforkids.org)
In prior post, I’ve mentioned that my parents divorced when I was eight years old, and after that my mom started searching out everything in Israel that had anything to do with spirituality: meditation, different temples, different methods, everything. And she took me with her. So I was exposed to spirituality from a very young age. That experience made me aware of how important it is for us, as parents, to actually open the door to spirituality for our children. I remember how I felt as a teenager, when I found the Kabbalah Centre and met other young people who actually talked about.....read more
LIFE LESSONS FROM THE LANCE ARMSTRONG SAGA
January 19, 2013
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By Shirley Moulton - Founder, The Academi of Life, NYC
Being Human is Not Enough As I watched the recent Lance Armstrong interview with Oprah Winfrey, I suddenly realized that I was looking at a person void of emotions, empathy and compassion. A person who had strayed so far from his true nature, his being, his spiritual and emotional self, he was unrecognizable. The man had become a machine. How does a Human Being get to that place? I think most of us don’t realize that we are called Human Being for a reason. Human + Being = A Whole Person. So many of us live our lives and our values as a Human only. Being Human means to achieve.....read more
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