Welcome! For our first meeting of the fall season, I am glad to present our first speaker from the Kabbalah Center of Boca Raton, Florida. The topic of Kabbalah has intrigued our members for some time now and we are fortunate to have secured our speaker for this initial event of this 2009-2010 season.

“People are like stained glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within”  Elisabeth …

Another giant has been taken from us. Senator Edward Kennedy has passed away after battling brain cancer. I was informed early this morning. I’m not one to have the television or radio going as background noise, so I rarely tune in early in the morning unless there is some big news story.

“Sometimes we change almost by accident. We can’t help it. Sometimes just by opening up, just by actively intending to sink deeper into your existence, things that no longer fit in your life begin to fall away. Naturally. Softly. Almost unnoticeably. Nothing is resisted; instead, everything is allowed. In this resting place, spirituality becomes less about doing and more about being.” Sera Beak

My days begin and end with facebook. This is not good. What started as a harmless way to connect with friends has turned into hours of wasted time. Don’t get me wrong, I love facebook. What a great way to stay in touch with friends and reconnect with high school and college buddies.

August 26 is known as Women’s Equality Day. Thanks to Representative Bella Abzug in 1971,  the United States Congress declared this day to commemorate our 19th Ammendment which granted women the right to vote. In …