Category Archives: Relationships

You Can Be Free, or Obedient, but Not Both

Posted on June 26, 2021 by This Woman Writes

Obedient people are loyal not to friends and family, but to authority, and the authorities. It’s wise to be wary of them. Continue reading →

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Wearing Masks — What Happens When We Do This?

Posted on April 23, 2020 by This Woman Writes

Masks come in all forms. Some, like Halloween masks, conceal the entire face. A domino goes over the eyes. A surgical mask blocks the nose and mouth. Regardless of what type of masks they are, they all do the same … 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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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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Fellowship: It’s Not a Church Thing. It’s a Life Thing

Posted on February 13, 2020 by This Woman Writes

Fellowship with other human beings is one of the sweetest gifts life has to offer. For years, my mental association with the word was limited to church culture, the five minutes before or after formal services in which people were … Continue reading →

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Romance: Hand in Hand and Side by Side

Posted on February 6, 2020 by This Woman Writes

Years ago, when my Norwegian Artist husband and I were poor college students, we didn’t have money to go on a proper date. So we took long walks instead. (As an aside, we were often passed by a couple in … Continue reading →

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Judging Others — We’re Usually Wrong

Posted on November 26, 2019 by This Woman Writes

Perhaps one of the best reasons not to judge other people is that we’re so very bad at it. Most of the time (pretty much all of the time, actually), we don’t know the whole story. Though we think we’ve … Continue reading →

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How to Complain, without Hurting Others

Posted on November 21, 2019 by This Woman Writes

It’s easy to complain today, because there’s so much to complain about. Because we live in a society dominated and shaped by mega-corporations, we deal a lot with inefficiency, products that aren’t necessarily made with an eye for quality, and … Continue reading →

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People Who Can’t Say “Please” and “Thank You” Have a Problem

Posted on September 24, 2019 by This Woman Writes

The words “please” and “thank you” are great equalizers. When we use them, we’re saying to another person, “I am asking you to do something as a favor to me, and I am grateful for your willingness to do it.” … Continue reading →

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Home Is a Treasure That No One Can Buy

Posted on September 2, 2019 by This Woman Writes

“I feel at home here.” When someone says this, most people instantly understand what they mean. They feel welcome, safe, accepted, free to be themselves without judgment or criticism. They are surrounded by people who love them, things that matter. … Continue reading →