Simple ideas about how we can help, no specific requests for money, just good common sense approaches on this world killer. Jeff Power’s blog on PANGEO is a beautiful site to discover the grace of people who express their love by giving their time to help the people in some of the most hard hit [...]

I watched it. My friend poured out his problems to all of us. The initial thought, what really got him going, was a feeling of panic. He took his time explaining it all, what the “issue” was. As he described in detail his pain, I noticed he began to talk in a more positive light. [...]

Something’s happening here. Perhaps it is the theme of “change” in the political atmosphere in the United States, or perhaps it is coming from the weight of the global economic crisis. I do not know why, exactly, but I do know I feel it. I think this is a good time to recharge, all. We [...]

My good friend, Ken McArthur is standing in a circus tent today asking 2,000 people to spread a message of hope to teenagers who don’t think that life is worth living.I think it’s a great message of hope for anyone and would love to see all of my readers think about spreading it today.Here’s Ken’s [...]

Ever gone through a rough patch? I actually am not crazy about that term, especially when I’m in one. It never feels temporary when things go wrong and life is not running the course you envision. The thing is, once you emerge on the other side, or at least on the other side of negative [...]

I cannot believe it is actually here! Day after tomorrow, August 15th, the first, hopefully annual, SL Peacefest begins! This is an enormous effort put together by a group within Second Life SL Peacefest 08 is a worldwide conglomerate of musicians, panelists, artists, and others who wish for a more peaceful world. Aside from tons [...]

Are you the type of person who likes to be in control of everything? Or are you more apt to defer to others, delegate tasks, and ask for help when you need it? I think I am prone to try to take care of everything myself, but I do not necessarily think that is the [...]

Notice the new widget on the sidebar here? (It says “recent visitors” and is light blue) If you click “add me to this site’s community” you will go to my “bloglog” page, where you can join. If many of us do this, and link to each other, we not only help each other by adding [...]

You do not have to be a computer genius, which he was, or an art aficionado, which he was, or a PhD indoctrinated college professor, which he most certainly was, or a virtual reality geek, which he also was, to appreciate what Randy Pausch has to say. Special thanks to Ken McArthur and Tracy Repchuk [...]