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Category Archives: Philosophical

Burning Down the House

April 30, 2015by Amanda Shaffer Leave a comment

While I was facilitating a discussion about race this week it came up that some people “didn’t want to get into it” because black people are “always so angry.” There’s […]

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Current Events, Philosophical, Politics

Talking About Race

April 24, 2015by Amanda Shaffer Leave a comment

Given their druthers race is not usually the go to conversation topic for most people. It’s not hard to understand really, when you think about the ever present fear of […]

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Current Events, Feminism, Philosophical

Paper Cuts

April 20, 2015by Amanda Shaffer Leave a comment

One of the most painful things I watch my clients experience is not losing a job to a more qualified candidate its discovering that they were the “paper candidate.” Sometimes […]

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Philosophical, Writing

Why We Still Need Women’s History Month

March 27, 2015by Amanda Shaffer Leave a comment

As Women’s History month drifts to a close I feel like we are running in place with once step forward, two steps back on improving gender equity.  And don’t get […]

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Feminism, Girly Things, Mother Issues, Philosophical, Politics

Story Weaving

March 20, 2015by Amanda Shaffer Leave a comment

This morning, I heard someone say “women hold up half the sky”, and I thought, “I would be happy if most people just held up their half of the conversation.”  […]

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Feminism, Girly Things, Philosophical

7 Stages of Winter

February 26, 2015by Amanda Shaffer Leave a comment

February 26, 2015 and I have completed all 7 stages of winter in Cleveland. I’m done. See you next year. The 7 Stages of Winter in Cleveland 1. Shock and […]

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Philosophical

Cowardly

February 10, 2015by Amanda Shaffer Leave a comment

I asked my daughter what she might say to help a friend have the courage to do something new even though they were scared. After clarifying that the scary thing […]

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Philosophical, Writing

10 Things I Learned in 2014

December 31, 2014by Amanda Shaffer Leave a comment

I recently saw a picture of Cinderella’s slipper with the caption “If Cinderella went back to pick up her shoe she wouldn’t have become a princess.” Whatever your feelings about […]

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Philosophical

“Tell us what you really think”

September 10, 2014by Amanda Shaffer 3 Comments

There are lots of ways to shut down women when they are speaking. For me the one that stings the most – even more than being called bossy, intimidating, strident […]

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Feminism, Girly Things, Philosophical, Politics

Cheap shots

August 11, 2014by Amanda Shaffer Leave a comment

While this title might suggest a lengthy post about the evils of drinking well liquor, it is instead an acknowledgment how easily riffs on the venerable Meyers-Briggs Type Indicators amuse […]

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Girly Things, Philosophical, Random Stuff

Micro, micro dopamine flow. Bite my ass.

July 24, 2014by Amanda Shaffer 1 Comment

I am being forced to write this blog post by a friend who has suffered through an 8 week series of self-help workshops with me. I hope she is grateful. […]

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Philosophical, Random Stuff

Civilization Crumbles

July 9, 2014by Amanda Shaffer Leave a comment

The New York Times Social Q’s column sometime in the last couple of months included the line – and I paraphrase – “every time we fail to acknowledge someone we […]

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Philosophical, Random Stuff

No, I Don’t Have a PhD

June 3, 2014by Amanda Shaffer Leave a comment

It happened again yesterday. An acquaintance introduced me to her other friend, and when we got through names, titles and work places, I remarked that we did similar kinds of […]

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Philosophical, Random Stuff

Steel Cables

April 10, 2014by Amanda Shaffer Leave a comment

Been thinking a lot about obligations lately. What you owe to colleagues, family, friends, society – why and how the calculations are made. Fortunately, when I get caught in a […]

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Philosophical, The Past

Mixed Marriage

March 7, 2014by Amanda Shaffer 1 Comment

My husband and I have a mixed marriage when it comes to our attitudes about our books. I tend to only want to buy new books when I have already […]

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Domestic, Philosophical, Random Stuff

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