Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists could wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke.
As it happened — as she felt her brain functions slip away one by...
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As I am writing this, the first episode of the Israeli version of the hit TV series "Survivor" is being aired on Israeli television (channel 10).
Having bought the rights to the show, it is so far a fair imitation...
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Last night I attended the massive rally that took place at Rabin square in Tel Aviv with my sister, an English teacher at an Israeli high school. Despite minimal promotion and a big soccer game against Russia that was broadcasted at the exact same time (Israel won 2:1,...
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The other day I went for a walk with an Eckhart Tolle lecture sinking in through
my mp3 (what can I say - I’m a groupie!!!)
I was approaching the Tel Aviv Port just as E.T. was in his motivational peak
(for those familiar with Eckhart you know he’s not exactly a...
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29-year-old YouTube legend Matt Harding (aka
Where the Hell is Matt) stopped by yesterday at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv to film his
third YouTube clip.
For those who still don't know the story: A few years...
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All I can say is this: The different keywords
that have been showing up lately on my blog statistics really start to paint
a clear picture that something.. SOMETHING is happening to our collective consciousness - much of which I myself have yet to understand.
Here are some...
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"Barbara Walters reported on a telephone call she had with Paris Hilton a few days ago. Paris told Barbara that she’s had some sort of spiritual awakening and when she gets out she wants to devote herself to...
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"When a new study comes out showing that Ritalin use doubles in children of divorce, it is easy to assume the very public perception that divorce does a child 'bad.' But is it really that simple?
Below, Professor Lisa Strohschein asks the following question: ‘Is it possible...
My hat goes off to these people; it takes alot of guts to hug random
strangers. But when you see the smiles on the faces of the recievers,
you understand what little it takes to make the world around us a
better...
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This past Monday thousands of people were expected to gather in one big hug of love around the Old City of Jerusalem. Unfortunately, though, I don’t really think there were several
thousand people who showed up -...
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James Twyman and representatives from Communities of Peace gathered on the west lawn of the US Capitol to commemorate the Season
For Non-Violence. During the ceremony a mile long quilt called “The
Children’s...
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"The children of the new Earth. Channeled by Steve Rother for The Group.
From Steve:
The Group has been talking recently about the return of the Crystal children. These are the children that are our next level of...
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“The Largest interfaith global meditation and prayer event ever
performed will be taking place from May 15th to May 29th with over
one-million people participating. At the same time James Twyman will
join with...
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I am amazed, over and over again, at the mysterious ways in which the
universe works. We have been so busy ignoring the endless signs around us, that
finally the universe chooses to whack us on the head and spell...
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Look at this picture: It is from a protest that took place at Rabin Square a few days ago, in the heart of Tel-Aviv.
100,000 people from across the spectrum, religious, secular, right, left, from the cities and...
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