Category Archives: Current Events

Trendy Phrases Lead to Shallow Talk

Posted on April 16, 2020 by This Woman Writes

I watched way too much TV as a child. To this day, one of my more dubious accomplishments is the ability to sing, word for word, assorted advertising ditties and intro music to insipid situation comedies from the 1970s. I … Continue reading →

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Manipulating Numbers — It’s Really Easy

Posted on April 8, 2020 by This Woman Writes

Numbers are fascinating, because they are so incredibly easy to manipulate. We’re taught that they’re firm and solid, and when they are thrust in our face, we can believe what we’re told, especially when the person doing the telling and … Continue reading →

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We’re Not Turning into Zombies, Are We?

Posted on April 2, 2020 by This Woman Writes

One of the most important aspects of being human is acting humane to one another — treating our brothers and sisters on the planet like people, not zombies. Continue reading →

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What Is Freedom? And Are We Free?

Posted on March 26, 2020 by This Woman Writes

Freedom begins with thinking. The more noise, the more chatter, the more distractions, the less easy it is to get away from it all and process all we are being told. Continue reading →

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Whom Do We Trust?

Posted on March 20, 2020 by This Woman Writes

In a world of mass media, we feel like we “know” a lot of people, many of them famous faces. But just recognizing a face doesn’t mean it’s worth giving our complete and total trust to it. Continue reading →

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We Need Time to Think

Posted on March 19, 2020 by This Woman Writes

We are bombarded with information, and it’s difficult to know how to sort it all out. To do so, we need time away from the noise and chatter, time in a place of silence where we can think. Continue reading →

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Afraid? Don’t Be. You Have the Courage You Need

Posted on March 12, 2020 by This Woman Writes

Courage is not what we see glorified in movies and TV shows. Courage is what real people show every day as we face the challenges in our lives. Continue reading →

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Fear Blocks Our Ability to Think

Posted on March 5, 2020 by This Woman Writes

Fear and facts do not necessarily go together. Before we fall into the first, we want to make sure that we’ve taken time — in a silent, peaceful setting away from noise and chatter — to think about, question, and analyze the latter. Continue reading →

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Problems Are Mountains and Mountains Can Be Climbed

Posted on February 19, 2020 by This Woman Writes

If there is a large mountain in our way, and we have to get to the other side, it doesn’t do much good to pretend that it isn’t there. And yet, we do this all the time, not so much … Continue reading →

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We Have More Than Two Choices

Posted on December 26, 2019 by This Woman Writes

“A or B?” Though we live in a complex world, rich with options, we are too frequently pressured to decide between two rigidly defined choices, especially when politics is involved. But then again, organized religion imposes its own limited parameters, … Continue reading →

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