Health and Wellness

Somalia’s Famine: The Struggle Between Prediction and Prevention in International Aid Efforts

This is a guest post from TJCC regular contributor Stephanie Finigan. You can follow Stephanie on Twitter at @StephFini. It has been almost a month since the United Nations declared that Somalia and the surrounding areas are in the midst of a full-blown famine. Since then, it has been nearly impossible to escape the devastating [...]

August 20, 2011 CONTINUE READING →

3 Books To Help Defer The Cost Of Therapy

A friend once told me that every time he went into Barnes and Noble or Borders that he’d ultimately end up in the self-help section. You may be able to relate. These crazy holiday times can leave us stressed, broke and yearning for less family dysfunction. Combine them all and some might just need a [...]

December 11, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Will There Ever Be An End To Poverty?

We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.” – Mother Teresa This is a question a few of us were discussing a few weeks ago [...]

November 6, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Is There Soul In Your Grammar?

“To know how near or far each soul is from its goal, the indicator is speech.” – Nachman of Bratzlav I’m sure most of you remember the best classes you’ve ever taken in your lifetime. I bet few of you list “grammar class” as one of them. As a writer, I’m always striving to improve [...]

September 14, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Are We Being Short-Changed By Gratefulness?

This is a guest post from Stephanella Walsh. Stephanella writes about the creative process at The Creative Identity, tweets as @stephanellaw. Earlier this year a friend of mine tried to articulate contrasting feelings which, it seemed to me, were rooted in her perceived lack of identity since the birth of her child. One thing above [...]

September 2, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

No Shame

Guest post by Tara Sophia Mohr. You can check out Tara’s writings at Wise Living and follow her on Twitter. It’s been a while since I’ve had a truly embarrassing experience. One of those turn your-face-red, adrenalin-flowing, I-can-never-go-back-there kinds of things. I just had one, and it wasn’t fun. This is the story of what [...]

April 28, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

From Troncones, Mexico: Being Present Means Saying No To Project Plans

It’s 5am and I’m writing this from underneath a mosquito net in my outdoor beach-side bungalow in Troncones, Mexico. For the next few days, I’m doing some discovery at Present Moment Retreat, a beautiful place that offers many types of yoga, hiking, good wine, Spanish classes and massages galore.  When I walked in, I wanted [...]

March 14, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

A Story of Strength, A Cause For Hope

Guest post by Lisa Frank. You can follow Lisa on Twitter and find out more about what she’s up to on her blog. I am intrigued that a location or a song can remind me of a loved one so much that I can almost feel their presence. The sewing room in my parents’ home [...]

December 11, 2009 CONTINUE READING →
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