Marlises Blog - Marlise Karlin

Breaking through the silence of hierarchal domination is rare; whether in religion, politics, or age old cultural traditions. Often people feel they don’t haven’t a choice, that they must keep the status quo whatever the cost. But we are living in evolutionary times, and there’s a restlessness, a will of the heart, that is demanding [...]

A sense of powerlessness is overtaking many people today. Similar to superstorm Sandy’s insurgent waves pounding unprotected shores, financial cliffs loom in the near future, while rage against an impending economic doom circles the globe. What can a lone individual do to stem the tide? Years ago I was on the brink of disaster with [...]

Your future is based on the choices you make every day… Simple enough statement, and yet the power of its impact defines our life’s meaning or emptiness. Since the intellectual logical mind that makes many of our life’s decisions hasn’t the capacity to generate our greatest accomplishments, how can we move beyond the sense of [...]

A rollercoaster of pleasurable feelings that make it hard to even breathe, or is it also evident in sarcasm, bickering, and sex on demand? You’re kidding, right? That’s not love. We don’t need to be educated about what love is; you just know it. Or do you? Over 1 million kids a year are affected [...]

Miss Universe, what a perfect show to watch, relaxing with a friend while on vacation, lights out, lying in bed, just passing time. One beautiful woman after the next — or were they? Apparently not. My friend and I seemed to share similar views on what didn’t work — poor thing, that bathing suit is [...]

Being a catalyst for change is not easy, especially in a media-driven world where the press often instigates controversy solely to induce greater viewership. Jason Russell and Ben Keesey, cofounders of the Invisible Children Foundation, seem to have become victims of this and the unruly machinery in society where people love to bash whatever they [...]

Looney, not focused and irrelevant OR revolutionary, impactful and timely. Whatever your point of view, the Occupy contingency is not going away. Even if it hibernates during the winter, I believe it will come back full force next spring. We are in the midst of an era, a marker in our history where radical change [...]

Anger, exhaustion, depression and denial – they’re not only stages of grief but what happens when your identity is defined by what you do. If you are one of the 9.1% of people without a job today, and your world is not the same as it once was – your indignation could be justified – [...]

I remember when the news hit about the Berlin wall coming down. It was a huge game changer many believed would never happen; a watershed moment that signaled the end of a hostile era. It brought about an incredible opportunity — similar to one we are facing today. Who will accept the challenge is the [...]