The 10 Rules Of Karma

Originally published on Blog.SivanaSpirit.com By Matt Caron Karma Karma is one of the oldest religious/spiritual concepts in the world. Long before Christianity or Judaism, the concept of karma was widely accepted in the east. And why not? It makes sense. The belief that past actions influence fate in the present day seems…

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How the ‘Spotlight’ movie got made

Originally published in the Boston Globe on October 30, 2015 By Meredith Goldstein. From left: Rachel McAdams, Michael Keaton, and director Tom McCarthy on the “Spotlight” set. On Jan. 6, 2002, The Boston Globe published a story by its investigative Spotlight team revealing that the Catholic Church knew about sexual…

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Trigger Points Anthology ~ Breaking the silence, Breaking the cycle of abuse

Originally published on TriggerPointsAnthology.com on Oct 26, 2015 By Dawn   Trigger Points Anthology ~ The Book, the Creators, the Mission. Joyelle and Dawn are survivors of childhood abuse working to break the cycle for their own families. Raising children as an abuse survivor is often a lonely and isolating experience,…

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I watch child pornography to prosecute sex crimes. The kids’ silence is deafening.

Originally Published on TheWashingtonPost.com on Oct 23, 2015 By Sarah Chang If they’re not crying, we assume they must not be hurting. During my first week as a federal prosecutor of sexual abuse crimes against children, one of my colleagues told me her chief coping mechanism: Turn the sound off…

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