There is no word in the English language for a parent who loses a child. When our parents die we are orphans. When our spouse dies, we are widowed. When a child dies we are speechless. In the natural order of things, parents are not meant to bury their children. You must readapt to a new ...
Society and Social media gender Rules / Geschlechterregeln in Gesellschaft und Social Media/ Regras de gênero da Sociedade e da Midia Social / Reglas de género de la Sociedad y las Redes Sociais
Girls feel empowered, except when it comes to being judged on how they look. Girls have been told they can be anything they want to be, and it shows. They are seizing opportunities closed to previous generations - in science, math, sports and leadership. But they are also getting another message: What they look like matters more ...
What if women ruled the World / Was wenn Frauen die Welt regieren Würden / E se as mulheres governassem o Mundo / Y si las mujeres gobernaran el Mundo
The idea that women might rule the World seemed slightly ridiculous - like something out of science fiction. Women clearly lacked the intellectual capacity and emotional fortitude to make the difficult decisions that leadership required. It was not bias, it was biology - it was just the way women were made. But that was then. Attitudes and ...
Family means Love / Familie bedeutet Liebe / Família significa Amor / Familia significa Amor
Life has changed so much with the advancement of technology, changing cultural norms, new priorities, and new forms of communication. It is a natural question what the importance of the family is, a dying institution that has no place in modern life or just as relevant as it ever was. The definition of family has evolved, ...
You are Free / Du bist Frei / Você é Livre / Estas Libre
Freedom is a state of mind – not freedom from something but a sense of freedom. A freedom to doubt and question everything and therefore so intense, active and vigorous that it throws away every form of dependence, slavery, conformity and acceptance. Such freedom implies being completely alone. This solitude is an inward state of mind which is not dependent on any stimulus or ...
The universe knows what it’s Doing / Das Universum weiß was es Tut / O universo sabe o que está Fazendo / El universo sabe lo que está Haciendo
The universe works in mysterious ways. It is constantly working to make available to you the tools, the resources, the people. And the lessons you need to become the person you were meant to be which is why it is so important to pay attention to signs from the universe. But, the universe does not always make these ...