France bombing IS headquarters in Syria might feel like an appropriate "take that" to some but most people are wiser now thanks to history. I am so tired of those behind the scenes pulling the puppet strings, manipulating events to their advantage, pretending there are two sides when really the same hands fund both sides. As conscious, free beings, the most empowering thing we can do for ourselves and others is cut the cord of any puppet strings seeking to have power and cont

Days like these show us some things very clearly. We can see that most people respond with deep empathy and strong emotion when hearing about tragic events. This is the beauty of our humanity. We feel sadness at the thought of what others have gone through. We feel fear at the thought of it happening to us or our loved ones. We feel angry that someone, anyone, thinks it is okay to take someone else's life. We feel a connection with those we don't know. We feel our humanity mo