Category: advice
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Your power
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any,” says the author Alice Walker.
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Try sitting and thinking
It’s okay to do nothing. That’s why I love this quote from playwright Lorraine Hansberry. “Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.”
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A woman without a man
“A woman without a husband is not a problem to be solved,” writes Jane Austen in her book Persuasion. Jane Austen is a wise woman. I am reading Persuasion again. –Joy
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Defining your worth
“I do know one thing about me: I don’t measure myself by others’ expectations or let others define my worth,” says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
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Expect to be taken seriously
When artist Genesis Tramaine spoke April 19, 2023, at Arts & Letters Live in Dallas, a young woman raised her hand to ask a question. “When did people start taking your art seriously?” the young woman asked. “I didn’t wait for my work to be considered legitimate,” Tramaine answered. “I expected it. When I paint…
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Avoid restaurants with gardens!
The Taliban have banned families and women from restaurants with gardens or green spaces in Afghanistan’s northwestern Herat province, The Dallas Morning News reported in its April 11, 2023, issue. They’re concerned about “the mixing of genders” in such places!?
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How are the women treated?
The best of you are those who are best to the women,” the Prophet Muhammad said. I found this quote in Manal Al-Sharif’s book Daring to Drive. –Joy