Your "QuoteAction" of the day: "Everyone has talent; what is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark places where it leads." Author, Erica Jong Your Action for today is 'to ask yourself whether you are making full use of the talents you've got.' Have an extraordinary day! Wishing you Love, Light and Peace in your day. Siobhan Wilcox Be the change that you want to see! Wilcox 3435 Camino Del Rio Sth, Suite 112 San … [Read more...]
FEB is Raynaud’s and Scleroderma Awareness Month – U.K.
February 9, 2013 by
Raynaud's Awareness Month - February 2013 We need your support to raise awareness of Raynaud's during this special Awareness Campaign Raynaud's is a common condition in which blood is prevented from reaching the extremities of the body, mainly the fingers and toes, on exposure to the cold or any slight change in temperature. A small number of people who have Raynaud's also develop scleroderma, a disease which affects the connective tissue. Scleroderma means hard skin but the hardness … [Read more...]
Women at a self-help group meeting in India
February 9, 2013 by
ROME, Italy – When Ratnamma, a soft-spoken woman from a poor rural community in India, noted that all five of her children have been educated – two of them at university level – the audience, understandably, erupted into applause. Yet hers is just one among many, perhaps millions, of similar stories lived by women and their families in several Indian states. Such stories are possible because the Government of India and its international partners decided to think big. Equally important, they … [Read more...]
Vote to end the War on Women
February 9, 2013 by
It’s the same story all over the world -- abusive, violent men are in charge of making the laws that are supposed to protect women. And they use their power to fend off challenges from victims or voters -- but now we can change that. When a 23-year-old student was brutally gang-raped on a bus in Delhi, citizen protests caught fire across the country and the world erupted in outrage. India commissioned an official review, but this week the government brazenly says it will ignore the review's … [Read more...]
Homecare, What to Include in an Emergency Plan
February 9, 2013 by
It’s never comfortable to think about what your family should do or how you should prepare in the event of an emergency, natural disaster or crisis, but the safety and wellbeing of your household could very well depend upon your forethought. Making a definitive plan for how everyone should proceed and what to expect in case an emergency arises could easily mean the difference between surviving it unscathed and suffering devastating loss. In addition to making sure that you have enough … [Read more...]
Destiny – WOMEN in RECOVERY
February 9, 2013 by
You have a Destiny! Don't let the pressures of life push those dreams down. If you are feeling 'stuck' in life at this moment in time, Take Action! There are a plethora of opportunities, many of them are FREE. There are courses, classes, teleseminars, workshops and so much more ... The key to successful, contented recovery is getting outside of yourself, only to find it really does benefit yourself! Stir up those … [Read more...]
How ending violence against women and girls became my passion
February 8, 2013 by
A remarkable young man from Tanzania, 24-year-old Mwasapi Kihongosi won the global UNiTE T-shirt design competition in 2011, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in March 2012 and led a Caravan for Change against violence and harmful traditional practices in November 2012. Mwasapi tells us how the plight to end such forms of violence became his passion. “I did not really know just how widespread violence against women and girls is in my country until one morning, approximately one year ago the UN … [Read more...]
Childcare, 20 of the Best Potty Training Bribes Ever :)
February 8, 2013 by
Potty training can be a daunting task for both the parents and the child. Some kids, for their own reasons, are terrified of going potty on the toilet and need a little extra incentive to do it. Parents who have already experienced trying to potty train their kids know what tactics work. They also know that what works for one child might not work for another. Remember that each child is different and that you always need to have patience for your reluctant child. Here are 20 of the … [Read more...]
Dubai Declaration, collaborative with WFP, UN & UNDP
February 8, 2013 by
DUBAI — Delegates at a United Nations-convened high-level meeting on saving the lives of mothers and children in the Eastern Mediterranean Region today agreed to urgently accelerate progress on improving maternal and child health between now and the end of 2015. They also committed to reduce the gap between current funding levels and those required if the Region is to meet Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 on reducing maternal and child mortality. The commitments are laid out in the Dubai … [Read more...]
Feb 7 celebrates National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
February 6, 2013 by
On Thursday, February 7, 2013, our nation will again recognize National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). DOWNLOAD MP3. Since 2008, this blog has helped us share information and link to resources for HIV/AIDS Awareness Days. In 2013, we continue to blog about NBHAAD, including drawing on additional new media tools (Twitter , Facebook , Pinterest , etc.) Every year we look back at past blog posts to remind us where we have been and where we need to go in using new media in our … [Read more...]
WOMEN, 10 Ways to Shine inside Your Online Dating Profile
February 6, 2013 by
We shop online, work online, go to school online, diagnose online. Why not date online? In a non-stop world of fast-food, fast coffee, fast cars, text messaging, click, copy and paste, it’s no surprise that people have followed suit in their dating lives. The boom of matchmaking websites have made the dating pool grow exponentially. We now have access to people in cities, counties and countries far away. Whatever the reason for logging onto a dating website, there is certain … [Read more...]
SACRED BREATH WORKSHOP, Chicago Area – FEB 7
February 6, 2013 by
NO MORE SUFFERING! ARE YOU READY TO GO BEYOND POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE? YOU DESERVE TO CONSCIOUSLY RETURN TO THE LUMINOUS AND FREE STATE OF MIND CALLED ORIGINAL MIND. IF YOU FEEL IT IS TIME TO STOP PERSONAL SUFFERING AND BE AN EXAMPLE OF A TRUE STATE OF BEING, PLEASE JOIN US AT OUR MONTHLY SACRED BREATH WORKSHOP AT THE SOHMAR MASSAGE SCHOOL LOCATED IN DOWNERS GROVE, IL. 7:00PM, FEBRUARY 15TH. AS HUMAN BEINGS, OUR BODY AND MENTAL FACTORS MAY DIFFER GREATLY. THE … [Read more...]
