One of the most magnificent memorial ceremonies I’ve been a part of was in Honolulu for the annual Lantern Floating Ceremony. If you wish to honor and pay tribute to those who have passed from this world, I highly recommend … Read More
Why have John Robbins, Deepak Chopra, Amy Goodman and others publicly disassociated themselves from the film, THRIVE? In the words of Ben Boyce, excerpted from “Challenging the Hidden Ideological Underbelly of Thrive: The Thrive message must be forcefully and publicly repudiated because it could otherwise perform essentially the same function that the ‘New Age’ movement did in the 1970’s, which was to dissipate the revolutionary energies coming from the Awakening of the 1960’s and remove an entire generation from the field of political struggle.
In a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can be difficult, even shameful, to be an introvert. But, as Susan Cain argues in her passionate TED2012 talk, introverts bring extraordinary talents and abilities to the world, and should be encouraged and celebrated.