Archive for May 29, 2013

May 29th, 2013

Recommended Reading #151: Raising Awareness



      “Adventures in Silicone” by Ned Mayhem (Sex Toys, Health and Body, Economics, Sex and Culture) 5/25/13

I find this just extraordinary—filled with salient information, illuminating insight, and deep relatability.

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      “Hospital Mergers Reset Abortion-Access Battle” by Kirk Johnson (Reproductive Rights, Health and Body, Politics) 5/12/13

I’ve long been aware of this issue as a reproductive rights activist, and I’m glad to see it getting attention in the media. However one feels about it, it seems relevant to me that people are aware of it.

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      “Miserable & Magical: A Graduation Speech for Paradoxical Times” by Nipun Mehta (Non-Sex-Related, Self-Awareness, Consciousness, Oneness) 5/27/13

I don’t know what to say about this except to please ask anyone reading this to read it. And to quote from it: “When we give, we think we are helping others.  That’s true, but we are also helping ourselves.  With any act of unconditional service, no matter how small, our bio-chemistry changes, our mind quiets, and we feel a sense of gratefulness.  This inner transformation fundamentally shifts the direction of our lives.”

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