Seduction is a valuable life skill. Unfortunately, we’ve sexualized it to have negative connotations. When it comes to success, seduction does not mean sleeping your way to the top. Seduction at its essence is unlocking your self-confidence and it’s self-confidence that leads to success. Chen Lizra is an award winning social entrepreneur, somatic intelligence life […]
What she cared about was human souls. — T.S. Eliot on Simone Weil Simone Weil was a French philosopher, mystic, and political activist. Taking a path that was unusual among twentieth-century left-leaning intellectuals, she became inclined towards mysticism as her life progressed. Weil wrote throughout her life, though most of her writings did not attract […]
There’s something to be said about letter writing. When tasked with spending copious amounts of time describing your feelings, whereabouts and most intrinsic thoughts, letters can be treasure troves of insight and wisdom. Unfortunately, our generation no longer takes the time to write long letters to loved ones over seas or well wishes to friends […]
Have you ever got the sense that you’re being manipulated? Whether it’s by a loved one, a salesman, or a coworker, you may not notice when someone is or has been trying to manipulate you. While it may not always be for evil reasons, it’s important to know when it’s happening. In fact, it may […]
In an inspiring speech for Glamour’s Women of the Year Summit, the “Black-ish” star opened up about the way some people respond to her being a 45-year-old woman who is not married and does not have kids. [I] is really interesting to be a woman and to get to 45 and to not be married […]
[H]umans are contradictions. It’s in our nature to say one thing and do another. While we’re similar in our contradictions, we differ in where those contradictions lie. Anyone who studies astrology knows that where and when you were born plays a key factor in your personality. Your star type isn’t just what month you were […]
Hanne Blank is a historian, writer, editor and public speaker. She has also edited and written erotica but is retired from that genre. Blank believes in civil rights in general and fat rights in particular. She says: “For me, as a progressive feminist, opposing the whole range of physical-body-based prejudices and stigmas is all of […]
We have this weird idea about celebrities. Because of their time in the spotlight (and consequently, in our homes) we assume we know them. We assume we understand their lives — always assuming those lives are far better than our own. When we watch old movies featuring Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, […]