Essays: the Collection

Kurt's Choice of the most Tasteless thing you can put on the Web after a tragedy. Here it is I am still in shock with this one. What would you do after a tragic air crash? I know, do what the "good" people at Z Living.com did and promote your cheap herbal remedy for depression. Oh, and lets make it really "classy" and put the face of Andreas Lubitz on the page telling you how you can avoid depression. That's right, if Lubitz just used St. John's Wort, no one would have died in the French Alps. Hey, why not exploit human suffering, loss and grief to sell your cheap remedy for depression? If you can make a quick buck, why not? Really? (I am very involved with issues related to mental health and this is serious. If you suffer from depression, bipolar or any mental illness, please seek professional help. NAMI is a great starting point. Mental illness is a medical matter, so please get help if you even think there maybe a p

Oprah’s   “The Life You Want Weekend Tour" presented by Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey, The Wildly Successful Talk Show Host. By: Kurt von Behrmann                 Déjà vu struck quickly when I read about Oprah Winfrey’s recent U.S. and Canadian Tour.   The wildly successful talk show host, actor, producer, author and media mogul mounted a tour to bring enlightenment, hope and her signature “feel good” vibe to her audience in person.   The common thread that connects this event with the past can be found in one significant self-help movement of the 1970’s.    And it all began on the West Coast, specifically Northern California.                 San Francisco has been a long time destination point for those hoping to either find themselves, or simply be themselves.    Some arrived desperately escaping lives they would prefer not to remember.   Such was the case for one John Paul Rosenberg.                 Rosenberg would be much better known to the worl