The Next Hundred Million
Joel Kotkin is the author of the new book The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050. He is a Distinguished Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures with Chapman University in Orange County and an adjunct fellow with the London-based Legatum Institute. He is the author of six books, including The City: A Global History, The New Geography: How The Digital Revolution is Reshaping the Global Landscape and Tribes: How Race, Religion and Identity Determine Success in the New Global Economy. He writes the weekly "New Geographer" column for Forbes.com and a monthly column for Politico.com. In addition, Mr. Kotkin has written extensively for The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, The American and the Washington Post. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Los Angeles. Continue Reading or Share »
Notes for a Valentines weekend
Last weekend, I took myself to the Esalen Institute at Big Sur, California — probably the most beautiful hot springs spa in the world. While I was there, I sat in on a workshop on Finding True Love by Daphne Rose Kingma, author of the book of the same name. (Rather than going out on a date, this was a valentine’s gift to myself this year.) Daphne’s work on relationships is unsurpassed and, as to be expected, I learned some profound things.
In her book “The Future of Love,” Daphne writes and teaches that, during the past century of personal growth along psychological lines, people have been trying to use relationships for emotional need fulfillment. Now that many of us have done a fair amount of “emotional work” — often wreaking havoc on traditional forms of relationship — we are being called by Spirit to view relationships differently. It is time for relationships to become less personality-based and more soul-based, which means different forms, different priorities, and a different experience of Love.
It’s hard to let go of our desire to get our emotional needs met by a partner … it’s such an attractive fantasy, but it doesn’t really work. It puts... Continue Reading or Share »
In her book “The Future of Love,” Daphne writes and teaches that, during the past century of personal growth along psychological lines, people have been trying to use relationships for emotional need fulfillment. Now that many of us have done a fair amount of “emotional work” — often wreaking havoc on traditional forms of relationship — we are being called by Spirit to view relationships differently. It is time for relationships to become less personality-based and more soul-based, which means different forms, different priorities, and a different experience of Love.
It’s hard to let go of our desire to get our emotional needs met by a partner … it’s such an attractive fantasy, but it doesn’t really work. It puts... Continue Reading or Share »
Intellectual Foreplay: A Book of Questions for Lovers and Lovers-to-Be
In addition to her Master's Degree in Confluent Education, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Cultural Anthropology, and Teaching Credential, Eve Hogan has been honored with a Doctor of Divinity Degree. She is the author of: Intellectual Foreplay: Questions for Lovers and Lovers-To-Be, Virtual Foreplay: Making Your Online Relationship a Real-Life Success, Way of the Winding Path: A Map for the Spiritual Journey of Life and co-author of Rings of Truth.
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