Archive for August, 2010

On Being a Man

In the book The Wimp Factor, psychologist Stephen Ducat wrote that the most important thing about being a man is not being a woman. Psychologist William Pollack echoed the same sentiment in his book Real Boys: Rescuing our sons from the myths of boyhood where he writes “being masculine is defined as avoiding the feminine. […]

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Eat Pray Love and Kali

I’ve read the amazingly successful blockbuster bestseller “Eat,Pray, Love.” It’s a well-written, witty, entertaining memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert. I have to admit, I’ve been scratching my head as to why is has been among the top 10 books for how many years now? It’s good, but is it really that good? Okay, I admit I […]

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The Gift of Vulnerability

In a domination culture, which is the culture we live in, vulnerabilities are regarded only as a weakness and something to deny and avoid. No wonder, because exposing a vulnerability  in a domination-based society is an opportunity to exploit and diminish someone in order to elevate yourself. Consequently, a lot of people end up disconnecting and […]

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The Inner World of Collaboration

All the woes of today remind me of the sixties, when issues of racism, sexism, war, degradation of the environment exploded into main stream consciousness. What is common to these woes is the use of power as power over others, creating a society based on domination. Like a spiral dance where you return to the […]

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