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Women Who Ask For It

February 2, 2010

When I was raped, I kept it a secret because people say that a woman asks for it. I also know that men are believed and women are not. It doesn’t matter where you live, men rape women and they get away with it.
In Haiti, it’s hard to imagine that a girl or [...]

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Obama, the Peace President, Is Agent for Change

October 11, 2009

When President Obama won the Nobel Peace prize, I was just as confused as everybody else. But, it didn’t take long for my confusion to turn to anger over the remarks made throughout the United States. So many people felt he didn’t deserve the honor.
I struggled to listen to certain people, most of [...]

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Male Political Leaders and Musicians are Big Babies

September 15, 2009

The news this week is about yelling. It’s about being rude. And the most amazing thing is that each time someone has an outburst, it was a man who felt a public apology would make it all better; like a boo boo on their knee.
It’s a real statement on the state of consciousness of [...]

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Unconditional Love

August 1, 2009

Whose minds are well-developed in the factors of self-awakening, who delight in non-clinging, relinquishing grasping– resplendent, their effluents ended: they, in the world, are Unbound.
- Dhammapada, 6, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

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Your Words Are Meaningless

May 4, 2009

I’ve come to believe that words by themselves have no meaning. Taken one by one, alone or even grouped into paragraphs, they are blah, boring and utterly useless. What makes them pop is the intent behind them. I think some people are really good at reading intent.
I hate being at bars because pickup lines are [...]

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