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The most beautiful father’s day message ever 17 Jun 2013 | 12:26 am
I think my beloved partner Michele might have just written the most beautiful father’s day message EVER. Here’s what she wrote. Thank you 20 years ago for welcoming me into your wide open arms an...
How To Banish Self-Hate and Embrace Who You Are 2 Mar 2012 | 08:38 am
Self-criticism is pretty common. After all, we are usually the world’s #1 experts on our own shortcomings. If finding fault with ourselves was a virtue, most of us would be saints. Still, sending o...
Gratitude is Good for You 8 Nov 2011 | 08:12 am
Our world is pretty messed up. With all the violence, pollution and crazy things people do, it would be easy to turn into a grouchy old man without being either elderly or male. There’s certainly no s...
Suicide and The Start of Healing 31 Oct 2011 | 03:42 am
I am in Thailand with my dear friend Tad Hargrave. He just lost a friend to suicide, and wrote a piece about what he is feeling. I found it so deeply moving that I wanted to share it here. — Ocean Ro...
Our Twins Have Autism, And We’re Participating in a Miracle 15 May 2011 | 05:58 pm
Ocean, Bodhi and River Robbins My wife Michele and I are parents of adorable, love-filled 10-year-old identical twin boys named River and Bodhi. River and Bodhi were born 9 weeks prematurely, and ha...
Insights from a new generation of philanthropy 15 Apr 2011 | 03:56 pm
“Children are our elders in universe time. They are born in a world more evolved than we can imagine, and we can only glimpse it through their eyes.” — Buckminster Fuller Some of the distinctions I ...
A prayer for Japan and for all of us 30 Mar 2011 | 02:30 pm
May Japan heal and regenerate. May the waters flow free, clean and pure, nourishing the land, our lives, and the trees. May the trees grow tall, strong and healthy, sharing oxygen with the world and...
Groups to support in Japan 22 Mar 2011 | 08:59 am
A trusted colleague in Japan has sent me the following list of smaller organizations doing grassroots relief work in Japan. She commented that often these are more effective dollar for dollar than th...
Allow, a Poem by Danna Faulds 22 Feb 2011 | 08:19 am
Allow By Danna Faulds There is no controlling life. Try corralling a lightning bolt, containing a tornado. Dam a stream and it will create a new channel. Resist, and the tide will sweep you o...
Foundation Source Offers Fundraising Tools 16 Feb 2011 | 02:36 pm
This isn’t necessarily free, but it does sound like a useful tool for folks looking to raise money for their organization or cause. Here’s the description, in case you find it helpful, in the form of...
