Betty Friedan (February 4, 1921 - February 4, 2006) was an American writer, activist and feminist.

A leading figure in the "Second Wave" of the U.S. Women's Movement, her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique is sometimes credited with sparking the "second wave" of feminism.

Thanks to Daily Om

Peace starts within us. We cannot bring to the world what we do not have to offer.

Often we look at the outside world and find it in a state of seeming chaos or disorder. We feel compelled to transform the situation from one of turmoil into one of peace, yet we are often disappointed in our best attempts to do so.

Guest blog post by Brenda Slavin,
Coach and Creator of Elements of Your Life

Ironically, the time we crave inner peace the most, is when our  circumstances peak at their very worse.

We find ourselves getting caught up in the stress, anxiety, and worry as a result of our circumstances. 

In war we often see only the frontline stories of soldiers and combat.

AT TEDGlobal 2010, Zainab Salbi tells powerful "backline" stories of women who keep everyday life going during conflicts, and calls for women to have a place at the negotiating table once fighting is over.

An amazing talk by an amazing woman...

Susan notes: from the Daily Ohm, to which you can subscribe here. Photo courtesy of Flickr user .faramarz, who has many other photos from the 2009 protests in Iran.

There are certain personality archetypes that we all carry within us, such as the inner child, the lover, and the mother. Some of these archetypes present themselves strongly, while others lay fallow.