Political Self

¿Qué significa ser una mujer mentalmente fuerte? La aparición de los movimientos #MeToo y #TimesUp ha despertado a la sociedad y ha alentado a las mujeres a encontrar su voz y reclamar su poder. Pero para hacer esto, las mujeres deben aprender a mejorar su propia fuerza mental. Contender con una serie de problemas difíciles, desde la igualdad salarial hasta la agresión sexual, exige dureza psicológica.

Born into slavery in 1818, Frederick Douglass rose to become one of the nation's foremost intellectuals - a statesman, author, lecturer, and scholar who helped lead the fight against slavery and racial oppression. Unlike other leading abolitionists, however, Douglass embraced the US Constitution, insisting that it was an essentially anti-slavery document and that its guarantees for individual rights belonged to all Americans, of whatever race. Douglass spoke in his most popular lecture, "Self-Made Men", of people who rise through their own effort and devotion rather than privilege.

Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space to be yourself. And this is your invitation to join us. "Wow! Leo's vulnerability and authenticity allowed me to experience his pain and triumph. A great testament to the positive power of...

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, known as Seneca the Younger (c. 4 BC - AD 65), is the author of On the Shortness of Life (c. 49 AD). In it, Seneca draws insight from different streams of ancient wisdom: Stoic, Epicurean, Platonic, Skeptic and Cynic, as he addresses some of the important questions humans face. Seneca encourages people to be mindful of time and to use it purposefully. He suggests awareness and acceptance as a remedy for many worries and wasteful dissipations.

Words are powerful, life-changing tools. By focusing our attention on how we speak and think, we can change our lives for the better. The Power of the Spoken Word emphasizes the importance of affirmations to help listeners make the positive changes they've always wanted to make.

Tired of all the political rhetoric? Want a voting guide that truly does not care who you vote for, except that you think through your voting choices by examining your values and beliefs? This Vote Smart Quick Reference Guide is your answer. It provides a framework to think through an election grounded by your values and beliefs supported by goodness and an examination of foundationally historic documents in US history including the US Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, and the Gettysburg Address.