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The biggest question I face as I write this article is, “how do I tactfully address such a sensitive, yet pertinent, topic?” There is no easy answer to this question and yet the ramifications of a controlling and overprotective style of parenting on the emotional growth of young men absolutely must be addressed. There are many reasons that mothers emotionally smother their sons: Fear...

Well, It has finally happened. I have become unbalanced. Some folks that know me (or think they do) may say that has been true for some time. But now I practice an unbalanced life and it's not a bad thing. In fact; it is not a bad thing at all. Let me explain. I really have not gone off the deep end but have been practicing the 80/20 rule. Simply put, the 80/20 rule states that the relationship...

June 22, 2011 or ሰኔ (Sene) 15, 2003 (Ethiopian Calendar) "It's a unit of very special people with gold hearts - diligent ones who do things and don't just talk; they are modest and happy." A Time of Peace, Spiritual Reconciliation, Forgiveness, Community Development & Community Diplomacy Tamiru Degefa, A father, a community servant, a pioneer, a self & Global Peace and Spiritual...

June 8, 2011 or ሰኔ (Sene) 1, 2003 Ethiopian CalendarYes, we are all different. Different customs, different foods, different mannerisms, different languages, but not so different that we cannot get along with one another. If we will disagree without being disagreeable. J. Martin Kohe *** We must build a new world, a far better world --...

June 20, 2011 or ሰኔ (Sene) 13, 2003 (Ethiopian Calendar) We frail humans are at one time capable of the greatest good and, at the same time, capable of the greatest evil. Change will only come about when each of us takes up the daily struggle ourselves to be more forgiving, compassionate, loving, and above all joyful in the knowledge that, by some miracle of grace, we can change as those...

Help Protect Grizzly Bears From A Deadly Mining Scheme In the lush forests and meadows of the Cabinet-Yaak wilderness in northwest Montana, a small population of 20 to 30 grizzly bears hovers on the brink of extinction. This isolated group of grizzlies is already threatened by increased development, habitat loss and high levels of grizzly mortality. Now, officials in the Kootenai National Forest...

May 23, 2011 or ግንቦት (Ginbot) 15, 2003 Ethiopian CalendarExcerpt from H.I.M, JFK , MLK; H.I.M (His Imperial Majesty) of Ethiopia “It is the duty of the educated few to fulfill the legitimate aspirations of the unfortunate many.” http://academicearth.org http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm *** J.F.K (John F. Kennedy)Those...

May 6, 2011 ( ሚያዝያ 28 Meazia 28, 2003 Ethiopian Calendar) ATTITUDE The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, education, money, Circumstances, failures, successes. It is more important than what other people think, say or do. It is more important than appearance, being...

May 22, 2011 or ግንቦት (Ginbot) 14, 2003 Ethiopian Calendar When You Empower a Woman You Empower the Family, When You Empower the Family You Empower the Community, When You Empower the Community You Empower the Nation When You Empower the Nation you CHANGE the World, a Better World For All God’s Children to Live Side by Side in Peace. "When women have a voice in national and...