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Healthy Relationships (For Two)
I look around and see friends in relationships that obviously are not making them happy and yet, they stay… why? The most common response, of course, is “because I love them” however, a few of those...
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Another Quick Shot of Compassion
I’m posting this just in case someone has not seen it… although its fairly old. I tear up literally every time I watch this video! Posted in Inspiration Tagged: animals, friendship, hope, inspiration,...
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Just Talk
There is one topic, and one topic only in this world that fills me to the brim with emotion while simultaneously robbing me of the words I could use as a release. Suicide. It takes me almost ten...
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The Marriage Debate
An interesting conversation I had recently has lead me to wonder why so many people oppose the idea of expanding the “definition of marriage” to include homosexual unions. In this article I’d like to...
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The Key to Making Friends
I used to feel so alone in the city. All those gazillions of people and then me, on the outside. Because how do you meet a new person? I was very stumped by this for many years. And then I realized,...
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Strange(rs) No More #1
So I came up with the idea of “Strange(rs) No More” pretty much at the beginning of this blog, and yet I still have yet to include a formal example of the challenge in action (although darkeve...
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Creating Peace
Sometimes I attempt to be philosophical. Bear with me, this is one of those times. Where is the voice of the peace movement today? Everywhere. It’s not loud enough for you to hear because we of this...
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Conflict Resolution
I’ve been having a fairly stressful few days, so I decided to channel my stress into a post. Here are three things I should have practiced this week in terms of conflict resolution… 1) Never assume the...
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Valentine’s Day: Just Nine Days Away
So, Valentines Day is quickly approaching. (Cue groans and/or anticipatory sighs) This time of the year is always interesting to me as I watch my friends divide into two fairly distinct groups; those...
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Sorry, the Cat Ate My Cell Phone.
“Can I have your number?” someone asks. “Sure,” I reply after a moment of hesitation, reluctantly listing it out while I wish there was some way I could just say no. I can’t tell you how many times...
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Successfully Confronting Privilege – Is It Even Possible?
I feel intellectually paralyzed today, unable to write. Part of it is the ongoing coverage of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani [the link has information and a petition you can sign!] an Iranian woman facing...
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