If I can say it, I will say it...

Before the midterm elections and probably even before that there has been outcries and discussions about the products we see and buy in many of our stores in the United States, say they are made in "abroad".  As the unemployment rates climb in our country, some of them because of technological advances, but others because the companies packed up, left to set up shop in a third world country can be quite upsetting.  As soon as a foreign company buys an American company they move the manufactoring abroad (see Gerber baby food - now owned by Nestle, all of it produced

Do you think  children are born moral or immoral? 

Do they have a sense of right or wrong or do we teach them morality? 

From my personal experience, I can say that children are born with some pretty strong predisposition to things in life.  They are not the same for every child, but it is there.  It may not be too obvious at first, but it is still there.  I firmly believe, that all children are born with a lot of good in them, lots of love in them and with a lots of purpose.  The environment that they are in is a very strong influence on their traits and can bring out the best in them or the worst as grow up. It is, alos, up to us as parents to magnify the positive in things and situations and show the difference between the right and wrong.

When I first started to notice them in my children, I did not really know what to do with the information or how to handle it.  We all want to treat our children the same, show them that we love them the same, and most importantly avoid showing any favoritism at any time.  All these different things to juggle while they are starting to show rebellion against your authority over them at an earlier age than ever before.

I took my then seven-year-old daughter to the store

So who has it easier in this day and age, men or women?  I, being a woman, can't help thinking that it is easier for men. After all, as a woman I feel rather dependent, frustrated and often depressed about my opportunities and as a result of sacrificies I have made.  If you are a woman, you often has to choose between wanting a family and wanting a career.  If you choose family, your career will suffer, if you choose career your family will suffer.  And I am not talking about time spent with family, but also talking about getting married, having babies, raising kids, etc.  In my

"You are the force that plays with your mind and uses your body as its favorite toy to play and have fun with. That is the reason you are here to play and have fun. You are born with the right to be happy and enjoy life. You are not here to suffer." was Don Miguel Ruiz's message today.  Every new age /spiritual book you read, eventually will come saying this very same thing.  All the psychic readings I had told me this very same thing when I asked them about the purpose of my life.  Yet, I find it so very difficult to accomplish this.  Why can't I just have fun?  Why do I have to worry about every little thing in my life or about tomorrow?