Good Clean Reads

Join this lively discussion with Rachel Kramer Bussel, editor of dozens of volumes of best selling erotica as we explore the interesting crossroads of what makes us orgasmic. Giving language to our erotic selves, even just in the reading of other people’s fantasies has the power to both add passion to our intimate experiences and release our fears by facing them. Rachel’s anthologies explore...

“Holiness is the quality or value that things or persons have when they help people to become fully human.”  -Jewish Prayer Book

Tonight begins Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, a celebration of renewal that asks you to look at what you have created over the last year and what you aspire to the next. It is the beginning of the high holy days and the doorway to seeking forgiveness. It is a fresh...

“Gratitude is parent of all other virtues.” This ancient roman wisdom is even more true today; developing a daily practice of gratefulness is a proven method for improving your mental, emotional and physical health. Learning to be grateful for the goodness and love in your life is a multiplier. Listen to this encouraging and heartfelt conversation with author Nina Lesowitz, who co-authored Living...

by Tina Tessina

1. You can repeat some of the things you did when you were first dating: go back to the first place you met, watch a DVD (complete with popcorn) of the first movie you saw together, go out for lunch at the little café near your old job, or wander through the park.

2. Try water. There’s something very soothing and seductive about water. Do a tour of fancy fountains where you live,...

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”  -Voltaire

So it turns out I did win the Tom Holce award last night and I couldn’t have imagined a more perfect and beautiful close to the summer of gratitude than standing up in front of 800 of the most successful entrepreneurs in Oregon and saying thank you for recognizing my work in making love real...

by Anastasia Strgar

Without tooting my own horn, I’d say I consider myself a kind person. I’m actually more likely to put others before myself, but lately, I’ve been working on putting myself first. Mysteriously, I’ve discovered that when I start being nicer to myself, I am better able to recognize the kindness coming at me from all directions… Not only that, but I’m more likely to look at the guy...

Forgiveness is both a choice and a skill we can develop. Listen as the leaders in Forgiveness research Robert Enright and Fred Luskinshare their insights and tools for bringing the powerful healing of forgiving to your life. Most of us were not trained in the practical step by step process of learning how to forgive. Often forgiveness is confused with condoning or forgetting. Listen and learn how...

“Investing in women leads to stronger economic growth for communities, countries, and companies.” -Sandra Taylor

I have been waiting for this day for several years and am excited to be here, ready, waiting for the moment when the political tides would turn towards the importance of women and business. Years ago, a buyer from the mass market industry told me to investigate the process of becoming a...

Tomorrow, I will find out if I won the Tom Holce award at the annual OEN entreprenurial celebration. I close my eyes and imagine walking up to receive my award. I have been working at savoring these moments in my mind and not being afraid to hope for the best. It is a different stance from the way I have trained myself to “not count my chickens before they hatch.”

The truth is that no matter what...