Losing your home is like having your heart ripped out.
You feel lost, betrayed and battered.
Suddenly robbed of everything familiar, you stand alone in the wasteland of what once was your life, with no anchor, no security, no space, no place to which to retreat.
Tags challenges community courage determination faith fear goals happiness life love personal growth success
2012-11-03
Posted in Amazing Susan's Blog
It's hard to believe that 50 years on, we are still fighting the same old battles.
The public service announcement below, a remix of a 1964 tune by Lesley Gore, creatively and clearly makes the point that women must not become complacent.
Tags activism community connection entertainment feminism goals government music politics success
2012-10-28
Posted in Amazing Susan's Blog
Guest blog post: Soraya Chemaly is a feminist satarist and media critic. She is also an insightful and thought-provoking blogger whom I greatly respect and admire. I highly recommend following her on Twitter.
This excellent piece was originally published in far greater length and considerably more detail on The Huffington Post.
Tags activism community connection family feminism goals success
2012-10-26
Posted in AWR Guest Blogs
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the 2016 Democratic Presidential Nominee.
"I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas."
October 26, 1947
Tags community government human rights leadership politics success Women's Rights
2012-10-26
Posted in Profiles & Bios
The dinner guests sat around the table discussing life.
One man, a CEO, explained the problem with education. He argued:
"What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?"
Tags community education learning personal growth
2012-10-22
Posted in Lists & Lessons