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What happens when we make choices beyond what is allowed or accepted? Last month I wrote a blog post about endless choice, and how we tend to think that more choice means more freedom and more freedom, more choice. [1] Today I am writing about bounded choice, where freedom stops. At some level, we transgress frequently. With so many rules and norms, it does not take much. Every time I walk across an intersection at a red light (especially in Germany, heaven forbid!), I choos

We, as custodians of the past, turn history into legacy. Sayyida Salme / Emily Ruete left us her writings, but what do we make of them?...

A month ago, I was nearing publication of The Centennial Collection , the third in my series on Sayyida Salme’s life and writings. I had...

Death comes to all of us until our own death arrives. Death is a fact of life, as we live a lifetime of family and friends that we lose....

March is Women’s History month in the United States, coinciding with International Women’s Day on March 8. As a time to highlight women’s...

Today, February 29, 2024, marks 100 years since Sayyida Salme’s passing. Since 100 is divisible by 4, that works out. Leap day only comes...