I saw Michael Moore on the Jay Leno show and he mentioned that 1% of the people have 95% of the financial resources of our nation. How on earth do we repair this inequity?

Hi Sara,

I am so excited about meeting you are your equine colleagues. I spend way too much time trying to solve problems using my brain and am always looking for ways to get more grounded and use the whole body.

Thank you so much for providing this rich opportunity.

~CarolAnn

Thanks, Bob! I appreciate the time you have taken to help us understand what is available through WordPress. It's kind of a tangled web out there and and your clearly written article makes a bit less so.

Thanks, Naomi, for writing this illuminating article.

Hi Betsy,

I am so glad that I took the time to read (and digest) your very valuable article. I followed all of the links and learned so much! I am now feel ready and empowered to make, and more importantly maintain new business friendships.

Thank you so much for writing this article and sharing these wonderful resources and tools.

Best,

~CarolAnn

Hi Brian,

I can just imagine you and Gretchen sparkling your way through that trade show.

So that's how you spell "tschotchkes".

I am still smiling from the great event you hosted at the Columbia Club, "Schmooze with a View".

Thanks!

~CarolAnn

I love the idea of embracing diversity - of opinions/view - commonly referred to as "conflict". We are then able to take the energy generated by the differences and use it to move forward to a mutually beneficial outcome.

The way I see it, is that there are basically two worlds. One is based on power-over and the other, the one I prefer to live in, is based on shared power.

Riane Eisler has been writing about this for years. Below is a synopsis of one of her books: This powerful book urges readers to examine their relationships — with themselves, their families, their work and communities, their spirituality, and the environment — to determine which of two models dictates their behavior, and then shows how they can improve. The dominator model is based on fear; the partnership model on respect. With practical suggestions for breaking free of the dominator model and moving into partnership, this book shows how respect in relationships can create a better life and a better world.

http://www.amazon.com/Power-Partnership-Seven-Relationships-Change/dp/1577314085

I remember watching cartoons as a child and listening to my brother and sister laugh. I never laughed because I could alway see the cruelty being portrayed.

Perhaps the constant bombardment by the media of images of horrific violence has brought many of us to a point crisis where we realize the need to EVOLVE and choose a path of non-violence. Not a moment too soon.

Hi Kaya,

Sorry I misunderstood you depiction of the film as nonviolent. Your choice to focus on the "non-violent" part in the film and in life surely increases the peace. Thank you for your efforts.

Thank you Kaya for emphasizing our opportunity as small business owners to care about our customers, and to check in to "see if there is any other help we can offer them".

I went to see Kung Foo Panda because of your depiction of the film as fitting your need to "avoid violent, negative films, and to choose happy endings that leave me feeling hopeful and light."

It was perhaps the singularly MOST violent film I have ever viewed. Not a minute went by that there was not some form of violence depicted.

Whispered amidst all of the carnage there was a bit of truth -

There is no "secret sauce". We just need to believe in ourselves.

But why all of the cruelty? What does that have to do with any of us being our true selves?

I am stunned that we still labor under the mistaken belief that bloodshed, death and destruction can bring "peace". And that we continue to teach this to our innocent children.

Peace can only come from a peace.