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Entitlement

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on April 2, 2016 by RachelMay 8, 2016

To help me with my Stoic experiment, I have joined a Facebook group on Stoicism. One of its members posts daily quotes. His recent choices have created some interesting discussions around luxury, wealth, and redistribution. “No one can acquire many …
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Open Letter to My Senators about Health Care

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on October 27, 2015 by RachelApril 23, 2016

I wrote this letter at about 4 am during another night of insomnia… Hopefully, it makes sense… Dear Senator, You don’t know what it’s like to wake up at 4 am from a racing heart wondering if you have a …
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Indepence, Freedom, and Interdependence

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on July 4, 2013 by RachelMarch 27, 2016

On this day designated to celebrate the declaration of independence of the United States from Britain, I’ve been thinking about what independence and freedom mean both on a personal and a political level – and how relooking at these terms, …
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Posted in Activism, Singles By Choice | Tagged capitalism, independence | 2 Replies

Cognitive Dissonance

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on April 1, 2013 by RachelMarch 27, 2016

I have long been fascinated with cognitive dissonance because it is behind a lot of troubling behavior in the stereotype arena. Cognitive dissonance arises when we hold two contradictory thoughts (technically “cognitions: ideas, beliefs, values or emotional reactions”). For example, …
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Posted in Personal | Tagged capitalism, self-worth | 8 Replies

The Violence Connection

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on January 5, 2013 by RachelApril 24, 2013

A friend of mine pointed me to a beautiful musical collaboration between David Broza, an Israeli musician, and Wisam Murad, a Palestinian musician. Somehow this song tugged at my heart deeply. I am guessing that it tapped into my despair …
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Posted in Activism, Feminism | Tagged capitalism, one billion rising, rape, systems thinking, violence against women | 8 Replies

Freedom, liberty, and the pursuit of definitions

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on August 2, 2012 by RachelMarch 27, 2016

Cross-posted from the LIFT economy blog What does it mean to feel free to live the life we want to? What are the implications for broadening our definition of liberty to include the freedom from domination? Such an expansion could …
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