The amount of open-space we need, differs from person to person and culture to culture. We form bubbles around ourselves that make us feel nervous when punctured. People who grow up in heavily populated cities in Pakistan are much more
Adapted from Lives of Museum Junkies The Happiness Business: Playful Learning is Good What is the secret of life? This question is an easy one for me to answer: happiness, of course. I am not talking about giddy-happy like
Seeking Perfection The colors caress each other, snuggling close, feeding off of neighbors in their search for warmth, love, and fulfillment. Loveahug? Hugging – a sensitive expression of caring in a culture consumed with fear of being abused. It would
The following segment is taken from my latest book, “Over the Peanut Fence.” I am sharing it, because of the move to outlaw abortions without fully understanding the consequences. We can look to Romania, between 1965 and 1989, when contraception
The South Slough Reserve, where fresh water mixes with ocean water, includes 4,771 acres of protected land and waterways. Visitors travel through temperate rainforests freshwater swamps, salt marshes, eel grasses and mud flats. Its abundant wildlife includes crabs, herons, bald
As libraries transformed to meet the needs of their clients they found themselves increasingly serving the homeless.
Discovering what you love to do will lead towards a #passionatelife. Several weeks ago I met an orchestra conductor who grew up on a kibbutz, a communal farm in Israel. When he was a teenager, the commune decided it needed
Last week I announced the launch of Over the Peanut Fence: Scaling Barriers for Homeless and Runaway Youth. It is a hopeful book about adolescents overcoming childhood abuse and about professionals and volunteers who help street youth succeed. Following is
“A powerful glimpse into the trauma and abuse that forces young people to run to the streets. Their stories are a call for action to libraries, government, youth agencies, universities, parents, and volunteers to work together to solve this national problem.”
acrylic on canvas / 20″ by 24″ / $399 Last week two articles about teens competed for my attention. One discussed lowering the voting age to 16 and the other was a scientific study of the brain saying that maturity
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