In the Bible, the Lord tells us to “love thy neighbor as thyself” (Matthew 22:39). I believe that the phrasing of this commandment shows that our Savior expects us to…
“We are each unique and innately worthy of respect. As your body formed in the womb, your design—your physical, material identity—was mapped out in each new cell that emerged as…
Not long ago I introduced myself to new friends. I don’t blame anyone who finds my last name difficult to pronounce—it’s complicated. To avoid making anyone feel embarrassed, I usually…
This above all: to thine own self be true,And it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man.-Polonius in Hamlet (Act 1, Scene…
Respect…is appreciation of the separateness of the other person, of the ways in which he or she is unique. Annie Gottlieb I recently returned from a vacation with my family…
When God taught Samuel how to recognize the next king, it didn’t involve worldly labels or attributes. We would be wise to adopt this divine perspective from the Old Testament:…
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but words are worth more than gold to our newest member of the Big Ocean Women communications team. Jenny Hochstein lives with…
What if I didn’t know I was unique? What if I had no connection or evidence made known to me that I was worthy of respect? I remember having constant…
Some years ago, I found myself in a room full of people I never would have willingly interacted with before that point. As an attempt to support a loved one,…
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood. Or so the poet said, before he talked of traveling through life, of the aesthetics of grass and leaf, of the way footprints…
