To me the concepts of independence, and dignity are inseparable. Once you dehumanize someone, you are removing their dignity.
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Friday Writing Challenge – Cha-cha-cha-changes
I know, some of you are now screaming, “THAT’S THE POINT, JERK!” Yeah, I know this, but along with that point is another point:
Many of the actions, attitudes, and behaviors we deem to be sexual harassment are basically common things most all of us are often doing to each other.
Friday Writing Challenge – Lost For Ideas
If you think humans, and apes are the same, you might be struggling with observational skills. Just saying.
Friday Writing Challenge, Again
There’s no such thing as an undamaged person, but to understand someone else’s damage, to understand what they need, and to understand who you need to be in order to not add to that damage takes effort. A lot of effort. Effort that very few people are willing to put into a relationship.
This is really complicated. But it isn’t about who is damaging who, or what damage we all have. We have to start putting more effort into understanding ourselves, having patience with each other, and recognizing the things that truly matter in our world. There’s no one right answer, or easy answer, or magic pill.
Friday Writing Challenge: Unpopular Opinion Time
At what point do we say, ok, we need to actually stop living like animals in the feast or famine world, and start working together as a collective in a focused effort to make the world a better place?