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Read MoreThe Texas Abortion Law is Outrageous and Dangerous: It’s Time to Educate Those Who Don’t Get It from Someone Who Survived a High-risk Pregnancy
Someone has to say it.
Read MoreAttacked in New York City in Broad Daylight: What Men Can Do to Create a Safer World for Women
It was my first time in the Big Apple. I arrived late in Manhattan after a long drive across the country. My goal was not to explore the city – I wanted only an overnight visit with a friend, to get some sleep, and then head to Philadelphia to spend a few days with another…
Read MoreYou Are the Missing Puzzle Piece: 2 Observations About the Daily Mind-Fight We All Experience
Every day is a mind-fight lately. Every single day. I am addicted to news, and it is harming me. I need to put away my phone and focus on what I can change or improve, not on everything that goes on everywhere. Can you relate to this? You might be like me and need…
Read More4 Thoughts on Covid-19 and the State of the World – and What to Do About Both
I thought the world had ended this morning. I live in a neighborhood near a lovely walking path. My habit now is taking a walk first thing after getting out of bed. Most mornings, I hear the birds singing, cars leaving their garages heading to work, and traffic in the distance. There is usually some…
Read MoreFinding Gratitude This Thanksgiving Despite the Hell of 2020
This year has been so difficult for so many people. Most of us are hanging in there by barely a thread. If you are in the United States, whether dangling by a thread or about to jump off a bridge, you are expected to be “thankful” because the Thanksgiving holiday is now here. It’s a…
Read MoreKindness Online, Where Have You Gone?
Ever wonder what has happened to kindness on the internet? It sure seems like it has gone by the wayside, especially this year. Lately – especially now with Covid-19, massive unemployment, and craziness all around this planet – there seems to be so many people becoming unhinged. So many angry posts and responses, everywhere. I…
Read MoreHappy Holidays to My Readers
“Every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works.” – Virginia Woolf As a thinker and writer, I appreciate you, my readers, IMMENSELY. A writer must write; a writer is a creator full of more ideas than they can express. A writer…
Read MoreOn The Frightening Realities of Being a Woman in 2017
I recently stumbled upon this blog post, On The Frightening Realities of Being a Woman in 2017. I thought I would pass it on because, frankly, what happened to this woman needs to end. Please read with caution. Women experience what you are about to read every day to one extent or another. I, personally,…
Read MoreThreats and Misogyny (Dislike of, Contempt for, or Ingrained Prejudice Against Women)
We live in a cruel world. But, you already know that, right? Today, I felt the nudge to pass on someone else’s blog article not only in hopes of bringing attention to the embedded and horrific abuse pointed out by the article’s author (and victim), but in hopes of encouraging you (especially if you are…
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