Women: for change

Empower You | To Get What You Want 'Think From The End'

Highly realized people learn to think from the end—that is, they experience what they wish to intend before it shows up in material form. You can do the same by synchronizing with the power of intention.

- Dr Wayne W Dyer

Empower You | Vanessa & Angela Simmons Give Career Advice

Check out the Fab sister Duo giving all the young people some of their own words of wisdom about fashion / business career advice

MTV - Music Videos - MTV Shows - Celebrity News

Empower You | Intuition vs. Imagination & How to Develop It

We all have that gut feeling, but do we always go with it? Sometimes we don't know how to follow it, what it is or if we should trust it. Learning how to recognize and utilize your intuition can help YOU be YOUR OWN guide in life. I found this interview which discusses the difference between intuition and imagination and how to develop your intuition. I hope it helps, leave a comment or email me if you have any questions.

This is an excerpt from
Understanding Your Intuition: An Interview with Akemi Gaines of yes-to-me.com

Intuition vs. Imagination

Ariel:

Empower You | Positive Affirmations x Change your thoughts, Change your life

Are you familiar with positive affirmations? Do you use them?

Positive affirmations can help you feel alot better about a situation or something that wasn't making you feel so good. The idea of reading these positive statements to yourself or out load is so that you shift your feeling and your focus to make you believe the statements or the 'vibe' of the statements.

Check out some positive affirmations below;

Empower You | How to Make a Vision Board & The Purpose

Hey all, i thought this would be helpful to everyone who is trying to manifest great things in their life.
I have always used a vision board as a way to concentrate on the things that i want, without making it to serious and being overwhelmed.

There are sites online that will help you create a vision board (that you have to pay for). I normally use the method of cutting the desired things out of a magazine and then sticking it to a bright card. The vision board can be as big or as small as you like....no guidelines, its all about you!!

Another method that you can you is using publisher, word or any other application and inserting the desired pictures on the page like a collage.

Check out a guide to making a vision board and also the link to making a vision book.

Cover Queen | Oprah Winfrey Weight Confession & Why Most of us Can Relate

In January's O Magazine and to coincide with The Oprah Show's 'Best Life' theme airing in January, Oprah confesses to gaining 40 pounds and being mad at herself and 'embarrassed' for falling off the wagon.
Many women can relate to this problem (the reason why diets and their products are so successful), and is set to make Oprah more relate-able for many.

In the January's O magazine, Oprah Winfrey confesses that she now weighs 200 pounds and has "fallen off the wagon.

"I'm mad at myself," writes Winfrey, 54. "I'm embarrassed. I can't believe that after all these years, all the things I know how to do, I'm still talking about my weight. I look at my thinner self and think, 'How did I let this happen again?'"

Grown Up & Giving Back | Vanessa & Angela Simmons x Young Women's Leadership Confrence

Who isn't so proud of these girls, V & A have become role models to young people around the world. First seeing them on run's house, pitching, creating and growing their line 'Pastry' and now speaking at the Essence Young Women's Leadership Conference. We have pic's for you and hopefully footage coming up soon...did anyone attend? How was it?

Mind & Spirit | THE 7 LAWS OF THE UNIVERSE

An interview with Chris Dines, about the laws of the universe to help improve your life.
7 LAWS OF THE UNIVERSE with Chris Dines, author of Power, Love and Abundance http://www.chrisdines.com

New Study | Is Your Happiness Contagious?

I have always been a firm believer that happiness is contagious and now there is a study to prove it;

New research shows that happiness isn’t just an individual phenomenon; we can catch happiness from friends and family members like an emotional virus. When just one person in a group becomes happy, researchers were able to measure a three-degree spread of that person’s cheer. In other words, our moods can brighten thanks to someone we haven’t even met.

James Fowler, a University of California, San Diego, political scientist, who co-authored the study with Harvard University medical sociologist Nicholas Christakis. “The things that we do and the things that we feel are going to reverberate throughout our social network.”

INSPIRATION NOTE | Your thoughts, Your reality

I create my reality with my thoughts.

You create your thoughts, your thoughts create your intentions, and your intentions create your reality.

INSPIRATION AFFIRMATION

I only allow that which is good into my life.

No one can depress you. No one can make you anxious. No one can hurt your feelings. No one can make you anything other than what you allow inside.

INSPIRATION x CHANEL IMAN x i AM CHANEL IMAN VIDEO

MISS J TO RELEASE AN INSPIRATIONAL - SELF ESTEEM BOOSTING BOOK

America's Next Top Model's runway coach J. Alexander, better known as Miss J, is writing a book called Follow the Model: Miss J's Guide to Unleashing Presence, Poise, and Power. The book's release will probably coincide with the premiere of his ANTM spinoff, Operation Fabulous, in fall 2009. It will include "inspiring advice, life lessons, and self-esteem coaching for all women" with Miss J's "colorful anecdotes." A self-help book ANTM style! How on earth did he beat Tyra Banks to this? [NYO]

MONEY MATTERS x SUZE ORMAN'S RULES FOR GETTING AHEAD IN THIS ECONOMY

With unemployment on the rise and business owners retrenching their growth plans, it takes work to get work. Whether you've been downsized, dislike the job you have, or feel ready to rejoin the salaried workforce after a few years as a stay-at-home mom, getting your next position requires taking focused steps:

Tune up your skills. If you have access to on-the-job training or your current employer will subsidize outside classes, you'd be crazy not to keep upgrading your abilities. Especially if job listings all seem to be citing computer programs that are unfamiliar to you, it's time to head to night school or community college. I know that sounds scary, but by taking action, you take control of the situation.

EMPOWERMENT x THE IMPACT OF ATTITUDE ON LIFE

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.

Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company ... a church ... a home.

The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable.

The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude ... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me, and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you ... we are in charge of our Attitudes.

By Charles Swindoll

Check out Australian Youtuber JewelChic on her opinion:

Empowerment x You Gotta Have Faith

It doesn't have to be a God thing. You don't have to be religious. But when you're all alone in trouble waters, you need something to hold on to. These amazing people have discovered the mysteries of faith—and how it gets them through.

The Gratitude Cure
By Joseph "Rev Run" Simmons

Every day I wake up and I pray. And I have to believe that God is sitting there, listening, responding. This whole faith walk is a very hard walk because you don't see him. You're talking to spirit, and you're hoping and praying that spirit is hearing you and going to respond favorably to your request.

A time in my life when I had to lean on faith to get me through a difficult experience? I have a million of them. Number one is losing the baby [his sixth child] last year. I had to lean on the faith that God was going to restore my family's faith in him, in life.

President - Elect Obama Maintaining Family Balance

For a man tasked with changing the world and the way we see it, Barack Obama is making an effort to maintain a semblance of normality in his family life in the week after his historic election victory.

Although he is due to make his first visit to the White House as President-elect later today to meet George W Bush Mr Obama still found time this morning to make the school-run with daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, seven, at their school in Chicago.

Pictured in the dark blue joggers and cap in which he has made his security-flanked trips to the gym this week, Mr Obama was seen helping his girls out of the car, before giving them a kiss and sending them on their way to school.

Beyonce Talks Barack Obama Presidential Pride

 Attention, Mr. president-elect: Come Inauguration Day, Beyonce is at your service.

"I'm there. I can't wait. I feel like all of us, we're ready to do whatever we have to do. Whatever they want — if they need me to volunteer, they need me to sing, I'm there, and I'm ready," a giddy Beyonce said in an interview the day after Barack Obama made history in becoming the nation's first elected black president.

The singer couldn't stop beaming after Obama's win over Republican John McCain on Tuesday. In fact, she was so inspired, she wore a blue suit and tie in honor of Obama — with stiletto heels that were red, white and blue.

"I've never been so patriotic!" she laughed. "I'm just beyond excited."

Beyonce was supposed to be in Japan on Election Night to promote her upcoming album, "I Am ... Sasha Fierce," but decided to postpone it at the last minute.

Barack Obama 44th President of America.....Yes We Can!!!

I know everyone around the world watched last night as Barack Obama won the presidential election, it was nail biting watching the results pour in until the west coast landslide sealed it. This is a victory for everyone who hope's around the world. Here is what Oprah, Diddy and others had to say about the victory they worked and prayed so hard for.

Oprah: “It feels like hope won. It feels like it’s not just victory for Barack Obama. It feels like America did the right thing. “It feels like there’s a shift in consciousness. It feels like something really big and bold has happened here, like nothing ever in our lifetimes did we expect this to happen.
“It feels like anything is now possible.”

Diddy: “I felt like my vote was the vote that put him into office. It was down to one vote, and that was going to be my vote. “And that may not be true but that’s how much power it felt like I had.”

Usher: “This will go down in history, in black history, for all of the sacrifices that the great Joseph Lowery and Martin Luther King made, this actually pays off for their sacrifice. The great Rosa Parks.
“So many people sacrificed for us to have a voice. It was one thing to have a voice but, to eventually know the best way to use it and then it grows into this, it’s just incredible.
“I’m speechless. I don’t even know what to say.”

Empowerment x Real Definition of Change

Some definitions of change in the dictionary are;

• To make radically different

• to give a different position, course, or direction to

The definition of change that i like , is that given as a quote by Gandhi;

"We must be the change we wish to see in the world".
You may think that the quite is not a definition but if you live by that quote then you then become the definition of change, you become the physical example.

Two of my other favorite quotes by Gandhi are about Ability & Belief, check them out after the click

Empower U x Brooke Hogan on Dealing with Parent Divorce

She may not be seen to be the best role model but Brooke Hogan was on The Tyra Show in October, and i commend the way that she openly spoke about her parents divorce and she really feels about it. Not in the gossip sense but in a real way that young girls can understand and relate to. It is important that young people do not feel alone whilst going through family drame so things like this help, there are also good resources online. I found a write up at The Center For Young Women's Health (US) & at NHS it's worth checking them both out.

Check out part of the Tyra interview after the click!!

Video x Jay-Z for Barack: "Obama's Running So We All Can Fly"

Footage from Official Barack Obama Youtube speaking to a crowd in Richmond, VA.

Giving Back x Gabrielle Union's New Mission in Ghana

 Actress Gabrielle Union traveled to Ghana recently as part of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure's mission delegation trip designed to help reduce the rate of breast cancer among women in the country. She also joined Ghana President John Kufuor for a dedication ceremony at the new HopeXchange Medical Center, a state-of-the-art breast cancer diagnostic and treatment facility in Kumasi. Nearly 70 percent of all Ghanaian women who have breast cancer don't see a doctor until the disease is in advanced stages. We spoke to Union about her trip abroad, how breast cancer has affected her own life, and why this issue is so important to her.

ESSENCE.COM: What was this experience, traveling to Ghana as part of the Komen for the Cure delegation, like for you?

GABRIELLE UNION: Traveling to Africa as an African-American, or just as an American, on the more "privileged" side of things is always an eye-opening, life-changing experience. It always puts everything in perspective for me.

ESSENCE.COM: Did you encounter any breast cancer survivors in Ghana? What was that encounter like?

UNION: I met at least 50-60 survivors, which was important because in Ghana, there are so many myths and rumors floating around saying that if you get breast cancer, your life is basically over. So it is important for women to see these survivors. Also, there are a lot of consequences for women in Ghana who are diagnosed with breast cancer. For instance, these women may have their husband leave them, their daughters may not be able to get married off, and they consider it a curse on the family. It's thought of as something you did wrong, so we always included survivors to show that if you do have breast cancer, you can beat it and you can live.

T.I Does The Tyra Banks Show x Live Your Life Official Video

Did everyone catch T.I on The Tyra Show, he seems like a changed man, very honest, level headed and relaxed....not to mention very informed and active about voting. Also check out the Live Your Life Video ft. Rihanna after the click.

Steal Her Style x Michelle Obama on Jay Leno

 

Did everyone get to see the Michelle Obama interview on Jay Leno, if not you can watch it here.
She looked lovely in a yellow J Crew 'ensemble' , more importantly she showed what an amazing and active First Lady she will be!!! Those who can.. VOTE!!!

Get Michelle's look after the click!!

Empowerment Friday x Enjoy the Present X Rev. Run & Justine Interview

This post is late but we didn't want to leave it out.
Taken from Rev Run's Words of Wisdom

    "Enjoy the present! Are you waiting for that special occasion? If you're not happy right now, then  it doesn't matter what's in your future --you could even win a free trip to Hawaii, yet once you get there you'll be waiting for the next high. The truth is, the only good time you will ever have is right now. Not when you get that new car and not when you get that new house. If you enjoy now, you'll have a much better time later!"

After the Click, check out Rev. Run & Justine Simmons Interview

Angela & Vanessa Simmons x Respect My Vote

V & A are doing their part to make sure young people go out and vote on November 4th (or before).

Barack Obama & Joe Biden x The Violence Against Womens Act

Joe Biden's landmark domestic violence legislation has helped countless women like Chelsie from Texas. This is very moving and great to see another reason to vote for change.

Movie Feature x The Secret Life of Bees Interview

Gina Prince-Bythewood knows how to tell a good story. Jump-starting her career on “A Different World,” the mastermind wrote and directed the romantic drama “Love & Basketball” and even the ride-or-die flick “Biker Boyz” with husband Reggie Rock Bythewood. Prince-Bythewood brings her vision back to the big screen again with “The Secret Life of Bees,” the best-selling coming-of-age novel set in the segregated South in 1964. With an all-star cast —Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo and Queen Latifah —the director has her fingers crossed for recognition from Oscar. (Source: Essence.com)

Release Date: October 17th 2008

Check out the full interview  & book links after the click

Check an interview with Alicia Keys about the movie.

A message to Sarah Palin from the Young Girls Of America

A message to Sarah Palin & everyone with the right to vote in the upcoming US election from the Young Girls Of America

Empowerment Friday x How to Get What You Want

How do you get what you want in life?

It starts with you, you have to know what you want and believe that you will achieve it. It can't be a distant dream that you feel will never be , but wouldn't it be nice if it was. You have to put your reality in line with your ambition.
You can do this by;

Dawn Richards of Danity Kane Speaks Up x Essence.com Interview

I posted this and i like this because it show's Dawn's maturity, respect and positivity. What do you think?

ESSENCE.COM: Last night’s finale of “Making The Band 4” was sort of subdued drama with a pretty ambiguous ending. Diddy has left the ladies of Danity Kane to decide what the group’s future will be. What is your hope for the group?
DAWN RICHARD: We talked about it and there’s a fear we have of losing our fan base. But at the end of the day, Diddy made his choice to let us decide and we would like to continue with the name and the group. This is our lives and you can’t just say no to your dreams. I love working with the group. However, it’s so hard to say what will happen. I would prefer that the original group members remain. It’s hard enough for fans to follow as is.

More after the click.

Raven Symone Vent's x Clears Up a few rumours

Raven has taken to her MySpace blog which i think is addressed to the online media / bloggers (who delve in the negative side of things.... not us :-) ) to clear up things like relationships and justifying her wait. I think speaking to her fans would have been a better way to go cos' the hater bloggers feed off of this kind of celebrity rant, but she felt she had to address it in this way, so we respect her. tell us what you think?

    "YES I HAVE DATED PLENTY OF PEOPLE, IM NOT A NEWT, HOWEVER, I NEVER TELL. THE RINGS THAT I WEAR ON MY “RING FINGERS” ARE A GIFT TO MYSELF WHEN THATS SO RAVEN HIT 400 MILLION VIEWERS. I THINK THAT IS WELL DESERVED. MEDIA TAKE OUT IS FUNNY, THEY GET THEIR INFO LIKE THE TELEPHONE GAME…. SOMEONE TELLS THE TRUTH, AND BY THE TIME THE STORY IS TOLD TO THEM, JUST THE NAMES HAVE STAYED THE SAME, BUT THE STORY IS MUCH JUICIER. AND NOT TRUE
I HAVE THIS TO SAY… 1) ITS FALSE THAT IM DATING A GIRL RIGHT NOW. 2)RUDE TO QUESTION SOMETHING SO PERSONAL. WE ARE ALWAYS FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHTS FOR THE GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY.
MY BODY SIZE; OOOHHH MY GOD!!!! HOW MANY YEARS HAS IT BEEN… IV BEEN ON TV FOR 21 YEARS, AND IV ALWAYS BEEN THICK…..OK!!!!
NOW IF ANYONE KNOWS MY FAMILY, ALL OF THE WOMEN EXCEPT FOR A FEW, STRUGGLE WITH KEEPING WHAT IS A SOCIALLY EXCEPT-ABLE WEIGHT. WHEN I STRESS I GAIN, WHEN IM HAPPY WHO KNOWS… I HAD A LOT OF PERSON THINGS HAPPEN TO ME AT THE END OF THE SHOW, DEALING WITH FAMILY, AND MY EX-BOYFRIEND CHEATED ON ME AND I HAD TO BREAK UP WITH HIM (LISTEN TO LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME, AND SECRETS) AND LIKE ANY FEMALE WITH A PROBLEM, DELT WITH IT A CERTAIN WAY! ID LOVE IF THE INDUSTRY COULD ONE DAY UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OBESITY AND FAT AND THICK AND THIN AND SICK. I AM A THICK GIRL, I HAVE NEVER BEEN OVER A SIZE 12, I CAN RUN, AND I TRY MY BEST TO EAT RIGHT ALL THE TIME. I AM NOT THE TEXT BOOK WEIGHT THAT THEY SAY I SHOULD BE, BUT EVERYDAY I HAVE MY OWN PERSONAL STRUGGLES, AND I THINK THAT PEOPLE NEED TO RESPECT THAT."

Celebs That Care.....Leona Lewis Rejects £1Million

Leona has rejected a £1m offer from Harrods boss Mohammed Fayed to open this year’s summer sale because the department store sells fur.

A staunch vegetarian since the age of 12, Leona stuck to her principles and turned the lucrative offer down.

Lewis, who was this year voted animal rights campaign Peta’s World’s Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity, said: ‘I’m totally against animal cruelty. I don’t have clothes, shoes or bags made from any animal products.’

Harrods, which declined to comment, is the only department store in the UK that continues to sell fur, and is regularly targeted by animal cruelty campaigners.

Source: Daily Mail

Celebs love.....Doing Good!!!

Recently Mariah Carey and Nicole Richie have been expressing their passion for the humanitarian projects that they are involved with and more are on the way....which is a V Good thing.

Salma Hayek is a  spokeswoman for the Pampers/UNICEF campaign and is supporting a global campaign to eliminate tetanus, which kills a newborn baby every three minutes in poor countries.

As for Salma, she went to Sierra Leone last week to participate in a vaccination drive against the disease.

So, now for each specially-marked pack of Pampers diapers that get sold through the end of the year, Procter & Gamble has pledged to donate a vaccine.

During a news conference in Geneva, Hayek said, "I had no idea how much it was going to really personally move me … to actually see it in Sierra Leone."

Sierra Leone is one among 50 countries where newborn babies and mothers die of tetanus.

Leighton Meester who plays Blair from the CW hit show Gossip Girl walks the runway to battle domestic violence. (Read more after the click)

Voteforchange.com x Ashton Kutcher & Demi More

More celeb's are trying to persuade you to register to vote, you don't have long now (Nov 4th & before). It's so important and could be one of the most important decisions that you make for you, your country and the rest of the world!!

Take a Time Out!! Meditation to clear your mind & achieve what you want

Have you Checked Out... BarackObama.com x Runway To Change

RunWay to Change Store

Sarah Jessica Parker made a subtle political — and fashion — statement while running around New York City yesterday in her Obama-inspired “Dare to Dream” tank. Her coveted tank is actually Zac Posen-designed and part of Barack Obama’s “Runway to Change” initiative. Posen isn’t the only designer to lend his talents to the campaign. Joining him in creating exclusive “Change” T-shirts, tanks and accessories are other top names like Nanette Lepore, Tory Burch, Russell Simmons, Vera Wang, Tracy Reese, Alexander Wang, Narciso Rodriguez, Beyonce and Tina Knowles for The House of Dereon and more. Your purchase of one of the Ts will count as a campaign contribution. Check out all the designs, at barackobama.com.

(src: people.com)

My Fav's are;

Special message from Mariah Carey: World Hunger Ambassador

Dear lambs,

I am so grateful for my life and for everything that I have.

Over the years I have been passionate about helping those who are less fortunate, especially children in need.

It is shocking that 850 million people face hunger every day. But it pains me even more to know that every six seconds, somewhere in the world, a child dies of hunger. This is unacceptable. Let us commit ourselves today to make a difference and help end hunger around the world.

Join me in support of the World Hunger Relief campaign to benefit the United Nations World Food Programme. Together we will help feed millions of children.

Give children the chance they deserve and give to the World Food Programme. Just $1 will feed 4 children.

To donate and join the movement to end world hunger, visit www.fromhungertohope.com.

Together we can help significantly in bridging the gap between hunger and hope.


Mariah Carey
Ambassador for World Hunger

(src: Mariahdaily.com)

VoteforChange.Com: Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys reminds you to VOTE!!

Although only US residents get to vote, this isn't just important to US resident's but everyone around the WORLD, as it affects us ALL - an example is the current economic situation!!

THANK YOU for VOTING

Hosted via Youtube by Barack Obama's Youtube page.

Chanel Iman ~ First Woman of Colour @ Gucci show since '05

18 year old African American & Korean model appeared in the Gucci show twice yesterday and the first to appear in three years since Tom Ford designed  for Gucci. So its a great accomplishment for a fairly new model, Gucci is a big fashion house. But why does it have to be so few and far between and such a farther goal post for women of colour to appear on the runway. This has been covered by many celebs including Tyra Banks and Diddy. So what do you think about the state of the fashion industry at the moment, regarding booking models of colour?  P.S ~ The Gucci show was AMAZING as always but critics are saying it's more Zara than Gucci.

It's ALWAYS best to focus on the positive's and life is about breaking boundries so lets enjoy....

Chanel Iman Bio after the jump...

Mariah Named Hunger Ambassador for Relief Campaign

Yum! Brands announced today the launch of its annual hunger relief effort to help stop world hunger.

This year, Mariah Carey, the most popular female singer in history, will be featured in World Hunger Relief restaurant posters as Hunger Ambassador with the quote, “The change from hunger to hope starts with you.” Customers who donate to the World Hunger Relief campaign at participating KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's or A&W Restaurants around the globe will receive a special, free download of her song, “Love Story” from her newest CD E=MC2.

Island Def Jam (IDJ) has partnered with the leading provider of digital download services, Neurotic Media, to support Yum!’s World Hunger Relief movement and Mariah Carey’s “Love Story” song download giveaway. Neurotic Media generated the redemption codes for the giveaway, hosts the redemption mini-site, and delivers the MP3 globally for this promotion.

Christina Applegate Survivor & Inspiration: Feeling Good Is What Life's About

Christina Applegate hit the red carpet of 2008 Emmy's after her AFTER CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND DOUBLE MASTECTOMY looking fab!!


"Things happen, and you have to really, really embrace your life," she says on the Emmy red carpet

By Stephen M. Silverman

Christina Applegate Photo by: Frank Micelotta / Getty

Appearing at her first award show since her breast-cancer diagnosis and treatment this summer, Christina Applegate took to the Emmy red carpet Sunday night and declared, "It's a great day … I've got a pretty dress on and lipstick, and [it's] something I haven't done in two months." Speaking to E! host Ryan Seacrest, the Samantha Who? star, 36 – in a Reem Acra silk organza, jacquard-draped gown – said, "It really feels good to be here ... That's what life's all about."

The Fab Maya Angelou Introduces Michelle Obama

The legendary Poet and Author Dr. Maya Angelou introduces Michelle Obama, at a Women for Obama rally in Greensboro, North Carolina. She was a very loyal Hillary advocate and now Endorses and believes in Barack Obama for President of USA.

Russell Simmons - Do You

One of my favourite books that i read last year & this year was the New York Times Best Seller, Do You! 12 Laws To Access The Power In You To Achieve Happiness & Success  by Russell Simmons. Although not saying anything different from what most other spiritual / self help books say, he admits it and confesses that this is a reminder. It appeals to a new range of people who can sometimes real ousted by the spiritual jargon. He includes examples of hip-hop industry, clothing industry and other personalities to make a better connection with the reader.

Check out Russell talking about his book at Bernard's Book Shelf

Deepak Chopra on 'Obama and the Palin effect'

Deepak Chopra is a spiritual guru who is a best selling author and an international speaker. He recently posted a blog about Obama and the Palin Effect, in this part he explains more.

Obama and the Palin Effect (Part 2)

     

My post a few weeks ago on Sarah Palin acting as Barack Obama’s psychological shadow triggered a lot of people. I thought it would be worthwhile to talk about how one deals with the shadow once it breaks out and begins to disrupt things. But first a short recap: The emergence of Gov. Palin wasn’t simply startling — it was inexplicable. How could 20% of women voters suddenly turn toward her when Palin stands for erasing forty years of feminism? How could the mentality of a small-town mayor morph into a potential President making global decisions? To explain her meteoric rise, I offered the idea that each of us harbors a shadow, a place where our hidden impulses live. By appealing to fear, resentment, hostility to change, suspicion of “the other,” and similar dark impulses, the Republicans have been the shadow’s party for a long time. Sarah Palin put a smiling face on feelings that normally we feel ashamed of.

The shadow is irrational; it thrives on gut emotions. (A recent Fox News poll ran with the headline, “In their gut, independents choose McCain.”) Bringing the 2008 campaign down to the gut level means bringing it down to the level of the shadow. Instead of listening to an intelligent, persuasive, charismatic man with one African-American parent, people get to say, “I just don’t like blacks. They’re scary; they’re not like me. It’s a gut thing.” Only it’s not. It’s a shadow thing that each of us, not just the right wing, must deal with. Reacting to Palin with fear, confusion, panic, and lashing out also comes from the shadow.

People who were shocked and dismayed by the Palin effect generally don’t know how to handle shadow energies. Here are a few salient points:

1. Don’t panic — The shadow is built into your psyche, and when it brings fear, hostility, and resentment to the surface, those feelings want to get out. They cause disruption, but your panic only makes them stick around longer.

I have just joined The 'ONE' Campaign...so should you

You can also view more video's from The One Campaign and donate from their Youtube page

ONE is an advocacy and campaigning organization supported by more than 2 million people and growing, from all walks of life all around the world, uniting as one against extreme poverty.

ONE’s promise to you if you sign here: your voice will be echoed and amplified by millions of others through ONE’s coordinated campaigns, will be heard by world leaders and will encourage them to adopt policies to save millions of lives.

Many great organizations have already been working for years to achieve great results in the fight against extreme poverty. These successes inspire us to do more:-

Tyra Banks: Women for Change moment!!!

Although this acceptance speech by Tyra Banks winning an Emmy for Most outstanding Daytime talk show 2008 is old, i love it and think that its a great inspirational yet fun message

Check it out;

'Just Stand Up' to Cancer: Women for Change

    Thirteen of the most talented female performers joined together on the stage at Fashion Rocks to sing "Just Stand Up!" the worldwide charity single benefitting Stand Up To Cancer. The song was created and produced by LA Reid and Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds. (Group Picture Left to Right) Keyshia Cole, Leona Lewis. Fergie, Ciara, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Mary J Blige, Rihanna, Carrie Underwood, Miley Cyrus, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Nicole Scherzinger at Conde Nast Media Group's Fifth Annual Fashion Rocks at Radio City Music Hall on September 5, 2008 in New York City. (Source)

Why i love Kiva.org

There are multiple updates today about Kiva.org because i love the programme, i think its great that 100% of the money goes to the entrepreneurs that you loan to and that you can also have the option of donating money to kiva themselves. Microloans will help to change the world, and reduce the amount of poverty by allowing entrepreneurs in developing countries to invest in their business' to help them grow and make a living for themselves and their communities.