A new UNHCR report reveals that over 145,000 Syrian refugee families in Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon and Iraq are headed by women alone. UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres paid a visit to Awah, who is raising her children on her own in Amman. Explore Woman Alone “Syrian refugee women are the glue holding together a broken society. Their strength is extraordinary, but they are struggling alone. Their voices are an appeal for help and protection which cannot be ignored.” Keep up … [Read more...]
Helen Clark, Floods in Bosnia, Herzegovina and Serbia
There is a pressing need in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to make rapid progress on meeting the needs of the most vulnerable people as a result of the disastrous floods in May, said UN development chief Helen Clark during her visit to Brussels for the international donor conference in support of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the devastating floods, a UN Team of Experts , which was deployed for the first time of history of Serbia, arrived in the country within 36 hours’ time. … [Read more...]
Excuses keep your relationships ‘off track’
If you truly have a desire to have your relationship work, you cannot allow yourself to offer excuses. No excuses! There are only results or reasons why. The reasons why are the excuses we come up with to avoid taking responsibility for our relationship and to avoid doing something we may be afraid to do and know must be done. Just do what must be done! What is YOUR hesitation? Copyright © 2014 - Larry James. This idea is adapted from Larry's books, "How to Really Love the One … [Read more...]
Christ Consciousness is our Universal Destiny!
The human mind has spiritual currents running through its thought streams. These streams contain vital information from Spirit that is highly valuable to humans. Spirit is the source of everything TRUE, BEAUTIFUL, and GOOD and conveys these ideals through the human mind that intersect with a person’s beliefs, helping the individual ascend into the higher information that uplifts and improves the quality of life. In human life, spiritual growth is achieved by aligning with these spiritual … [Read more...]
Grace Hartman – WOMAN of ACTION™
A Celebration of Women™ is elated to Celebrate the Life of this woman leader, a women's activist that would tell you 'just do it' Her work in trade unions and work in the women’s movement were interrelated ways to change Canadian society. Because of her hard work and she was able to bring organization and their workers closer together in a peace movement. She retired in 1983 and became the President of Voice of Women in 1988 until she passed away. WOMAN of … [Read more...]
CelebrateLove ~ An Affirmation for Letting Go
I know that to the degree I am willing to give up my search for a healthy love relationship, I can have it. I know I can have whatever I am ready and willing to receive. Individual receptivity is everything. Without it, nothing changes. With it, all things are possible. I no longer insist upon my choice. I am willing to trust. I know that the only thing I lose when I let go of something I am afraid to live without is the fear itself. I am stronger than anything that frightens me! I let … [Read more...]
Suzanne Letourneau|Succeed ADHD Telesummit, July 14-18
Do you have ADD/ADHD and want to Succeed? You Can! In fact… Your ADHD is a STRENGTH You CAN learn ways to feel confident as a parent and raise a resilient child Chaos and overwhelm are optional and balance, peace and harmony are possible There ARE strategies to improve communication and relationships in your family You can ask for accommodations in your workplace You just need to learn how… See more HERE Wouldn’t it feel great to… Discover your strengths and … [Read more...]
Carol Tuttle, Are You ‘Type 3 Energy’ ? – FREE Class July 15
Take Your Life and Well-being To The Next Level When You Discover Your Unique Energy Profile® According to Carol Tuttle, the creator of "Energy Profile®", TYPE 3 energy has a natural gift for 'Taking Action'. They are the ones who say, “Let’s get to work and get it done!” In other words, TYPE 3 energy is swift to leap forward towards their desired outcome -- with dynamic, confident, and purposeful action. What about you? What's your energy like? Are you a TYPE 3 too? … [Read more...]
Full Moon in Capricorn, July 12
Capricorn Full Moon Sun in Cancer ~ Moon in Capricorn 20º Saturday, July 12, 5:24 AM Mountain Time (Saturday, July 12, 11:24 AM Greenwich Time) Work, work, work! We want it if we don’t have it, we rail against it if we have too much, we glow with a task well accomplished and we deflate when we fall short. A job well done is a crowning glory. A Capricorn Full Moon will shine its bright light on our outer, career-oriented self, on who we are out in the community, on our inner … [Read more...]
Mercury Retrograde Shadow until July 16, 2014
What is Mercury Retrograde? Three, and sometimes four, times a year, the planet Mercury appears to be moving backwards in the sky for a period of approximately 3 weeks. "Appears" is the key word here, because, technically speaking, no planet actually moves backwards in their orbits around the Sun. In fact, they don't even slow down. Retrograde-station-direct cycles are essentially illusions that result from our point of view from Earth, simply because the Earth is also orbiting the Sun … [Read more...]
Rewind to the Good Times!, Larry James
Rewind to the Good Times! Happily ever after is complicated. Happy weddings are a dime a dozen, however, happy marriages are much more rare and therefore more precious than gold. It's important to think to the future, say, 50 years down the road and wonder if the person you have chosen - with things sagging and the wrinkles more predominant, etc., etc., - is this someone you will still be excited to be with and love? Or will you say to yourself, "What the hell was I thinking?" I … [Read more...]
POST 2015, UNICEF, UN Women and UNDP, July 8 ( NYC )
PARTICIPATORY MONITORING AND ACCOUNTABILITY: CRITICAL COMPONENTS FOR THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA Side Event to the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) Hosted by Governments of Canada, Peru, Republic of Korea Supported by UNICEF, UN Women and UNDP Time and Venue: Date: 8 July 2014 Time: 12:45-1:15 PM: Light lunch available 1:15 – 2:30 PM: Panel Presentation and Q&A Venue: UN Secretariat North Lawn Building, Conference Room 7, New York Over the last two years the UN system … [Read more...]
ACTION Think Tank – July 21 with Jennifer Ettinger!
Attention Toronto Entrepreneurs Looking for a Faster Way to Get More Connections, Leads, and Money: Want to make BIT more money? Want to make a TON more money? If I told you, that in the flesh, you could meet, see and hear a speaker who has brought companies into the millions and even 100s of millions of dollars, and YOU could have the opportunity to not just MEET with him, but ALSO work with him, would you be there? This is an Inspire2Speak Program, and is going to EXPLODE your … [Read more...]






