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What is spirituality, and why do I care? Four reasons….

Posted on 04/09/2015 by ShiraHoloceneEraDest

August 20, 2015 20 August, 12015 HE A woman came up to me, after a Zembekiko at a Greek festival in the Boston area, and asked me ‘What do you feel when you dance?’ -I had to ask her what … Continue reading →

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Protect others by teaching them how You Overcame…

Posted on 06/01/2015 by ShiraHoloceneEraDest

How have you overcome, and taught others to overcome? Are you an adult? Take the Adulthood Challenge, and tell us: http://adulthoodchallenge.dreamwidth.org/ Then, write your autobiography! In service to Community Cooperation (and the Universal Holocene/Human Era Calendar…) ShiraDestinie, Universal Date (fka … Continue reading →

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“I Refuse” = the 2 most powerful words in the English language

Posted on 21/11/2014 by ShiraHoloceneEraDest

Nov. 21st, 2014 09:34 am Original: (http://meowdate.dreamwidth.org/10876.html) We are taught to avoid strangers, which is important, or vigilance, rather, is important, but taught to trust those in authority and close to our families, which may not be the best for … Continue reading →

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Avant-d’être-Adulte, les Adultes, et les Rites de Passage

Posted on 18/10/2014 by ShiraHoloceneEraDest

ENGLISH  Chers Amis voici une autre idée pour vous : Un nouveau rite de passage . On a besoin d’un nouveau rite de passage dont chaque adolescent doit a son plein gré enseigner quelqu’un, de zéro, une habilité utile et important . … Continue reading →

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Est-ce que je suis une adulte ? Partie 1 : La Définition

Posted on 09/10/2014 by ShiraHoloceneEraDest

( ENGLISH : ) Mes critères pour être adulte sont au nombre de six : D’abord, chaque enfant doit être capable 1. de nager, autant que faire se peut 2. de se défendre (émotionnellement et physiquement), autant que faire se peut 3. … Continue reading →

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The MEOW Vision: A bit like Herland, but more equal

Posted on 09/09/2014 by ShiraHoloceneEraDest

The ground-breaking novella Herland was a good start, but lacked a vision of fully inclusive equality. The MEOW Vision builds on Gilman’s ideas, with the aim of Fully Inclusive Equality. The Goals (allowing each person to contribute fully): 1. Each … Continue reading →

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Winning glory on today’s battlefield: The Modern Mind

Posted on 30/08/2014 by ShiraHoloceneEraDest

Renault’s excellent book The Persian Boy shows the difficulty of learning, and of teaching. Both would probably be easier if our society understood what it takes to teach a person a useful and neccesary skill from start to finish. Hence … Continue reading →

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Universal Income or Land: Reminding Us What We Could Be

Posted on 22/08/2014 by ShiraHoloceneEraDest

I am a true Democrat: following the example of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Chaos or Community , I take seriously the idea that all are equal in dignity, in rights to live up to their full potential, and in ability … Continue reading →

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Why write your autobiography? Mar shows the adults…

Posted on 20/08/2014 by ShiraHoloceneEraDest

Michel Grimaud shows us how one young person, too young to know that his task was impossible (a bit like Harry Potter and his friends, but written in 1978…), can do something worth writing about, as he becomes an adult. … Continue reading →

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Respect for Teachers == Respect for US All as a Society

Posted on 10/08/2014 by ShiraHoloceneEraDest

02/27/2013 10:00:00 shirad Generating more respect for teachers requires cultural change People certainly should respect the difficult work that teachers do. This would probably be made easier if our children and adults understood what it takes to teach a person … Continue reading →

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Am I an Adult? (Part 1. Definition…)

Posted on 27/06/2014 by ShiraHoloceneEraDest

Français I have six criteria for being an adult. Each prospective adult must be able to: 1. swim, 2. defend him or herself both emotionally and physically, 3. think critically and build logical arguments, 4. understand statistics, 5. drive manual … Continue reading →

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Pre-Adulthood, Adults, and Rites of Passage…

Posted on 17/04/2014 by ShiraHoloceneEraDest

FRANçAIS Dear Friends, here is another idea for your perusal. A New Rite of Passage     We need a new rite of passage in which every teenager must voluntarily teach someone, from start to finish, a usable and important … Continue reading →

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