Few people dare to talk about vaginas as openly as Eve Ensler, the driving force behind The Vagina Monologues, The Good Body, and V-Day, an international effort to end violence toward women. Here, sharing stories from her more than 200 interviews with women about their vaginas, and talks about how sharing these stories, through the monologue and special events, helped her to reconnect with her body, her soul and the world, and find a deep happiness. “When we give in the world what we want the most,” Ensler says, “we heal the broken part inside each of us.”

“This is making me a headache!”

That lovely line above came out of my now 5yo’s mouth when he was frustrated over the daunting task of trying to learn how to tie his shoes. He blurted the sentence out then tossed the sneaker across the room. I walked over to him and talked to him about his frustration (Heck, getting those loops just right is hard work — smile). I explained to him that while it is OK to get angry and frustrated that there are proper ways to do it.

Anger is a completely natural response to frustration. Let’s face it, life is filled with things that can become frustrating, and most of those things are totally out of our control. What we do control is how we deal with those issues. In this message, I wanted to touch on positive ways that we can deal with, express and release our anger and frustration in positive ways.
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I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge that today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I hope everyone takes a moment to reflect on the message of the day. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a United States holiday marking the birth-date of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., observed on the third Monday of January each year, around the time of King’s birthday, January 15. King was the chief spokesman of the nonviolent civil rights movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. It is one of four United States federal holidays to commemorate an individual person. It was 40 years ago today that this great man, with his great vision was abruptly taken from us. Like Martin Luther King Jr., I want to live and spread peace.

Inspiring novelist Isabel Allende writes stories of passion… about women and men who live with passionate commitment - to love, to their world, to an ideal. Below, Isabel talks about writing, women, passion and feminism. Enjoy!

I love these new activism stickies at the Care2 Network!

More Care2 Stickies Here!

There’s a bunch more here and you can post them to your blog, myspace, anywhere html is accepted. Lots of themes.
http://www.care2.com/c2stickies/

Not part of the Care2 Network yet? You’re missing out! Get involved here and leave me a comment below if you sign up, include your personal Care2 url and I’ll add you to my friends list.
- Karlyn

Enjoy these peace buttons, just do not hotlink. Save them to your own pc. Use them to spread peace all over. Thank you! 6 designs total, in two sizes. Check back later for more. Better yet, sign up with our site news and be notified!

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