Conscious Parenting

The golden rule is probably the most vital, positive, constructive principle in the world (in both a spiritual and practical sense) and it’s always been just sitting there right before us, waiting for us to notice it, take it and use it. It’s likely we even heard about it from our mother or family when we were children. There in the recesses of our mind is this incredible, powerful, yet simple, universal, commonsensical means of developing true spirituality, improving our lives and the lives of others.

Seven members of the Carlisle High School class of 2016 have the same last name on their diplomas. The McCaugheys of Iowa started making headlines over 18 years ago on Nov. 19, 1997 when they became the world’s first surviving set of septuplets in the world. They were born nine weeks premature and weighed about 3 lbs. each. Now, they’re adults ready to explore different paths in life for the first time.

It’s almost comical to think about the general public’s reaction to breasts when taken outside the realm of sex. Women’s bodies have always been portrayed as sexual objects, and the underlying assumption seems to be that, because pleasure can be derived from a woman’s breasts and vagina, these parts can’t also serve a function beyond stimulating pleasure.