TED Talk: Guy Winch: The Case for Emotional Hygiene

I really could relate to the message, and he delivers it with humanity and humor.

TED Talk - Eduardo Briceno

The Power of belief - mindset and success is the topic. It's pretty interesting, and funny, because it dovetails with a Carolyn Hax column today about giving false praise to children, and the harm that it does.

Megan Washington: Why I live in mortal dread of public speaking

I just watched this TED Talk and was moved to tears by her incredibly personal talk about having a fear of public speaking because of a stutter. She shares it all with humor; and stick around for the end when she sings, she has a beautiful voice.

TED Talks - Jackson Katz: Violence Against Women is a Men's Issue

Anyone who has read my blog knows that violence against women is a something that sickens me to my core. I have thankfully not been victimized, and hope I never am. The statistics are horrible though; one in every three women is. To live life as a woman and know that either you or someone close to you will suffer that fate is not really a good way to face every day is it? 

The reason I am sharing this video, is because the message in it is powerful; sexual violence should not be an accepted expectation. We as a society have the ability to change that, but it will take a paradigm shift for all of us to achieve it. You can make all the laws that you want, but if attitudes don't change, the problem will never go away.