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Tolerance – Lost in Our Elbow Society?

Monday, May 4th, 2020

Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. Its’ about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you. Can you say to yourself, “I don’t like “X”, but I’m OK if you do? I like “Y”, but I’m OK if you don’t?” That’s tolerance.

— Timothy Keller Tolerance

Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. Its’ about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you. www.walled-in-berlin.com

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Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.

Tags: consideration, nonpartisanship, open-mindedness, respect, tolerance
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Strong Women can’t be Impressed with Money

Thursday, April 26th, 2018

Strong women can’t be impressed with money but with honesty, loyalty and respect.

— Anonymous

Strong women can’t be impressed with money but with honesty, loyalty and respect. www.walled-in-berlin.com

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War.

Tags: honesty, loyalty, money, respect, strong women
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How to garner respect

Thursday, March 8th, 2018

To be respected by others, you must first respect yourself.

— Anonymous

To be respected by others, you must respect yourself. www.walled-in-berlin.com

Tags: character, honesty, reputation, respect, self-regard, self-worth, sincerity, Trust
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What is loyalty?

Thursday, September 24th, 2015

Loyalty cannot be blueprinted. It cannot be produced on an assembly line. In fact, it cannot be manufactured at all, for its origin is the human heart — the center of self-respect and human dignity. It is a force which leaps into being only when conditions are exactly right for it — and it is a force very sensitive to betrayal.

–Maurice Franks

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com. Walled-In is a story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War.

Tags: allegiance, betrayal, bond, integrity, loyalty, respect, treachery
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The thing that impresses me most

Thursday, September 3rd, 2015

The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children.

–Edward, Duke of Windsor

Tags: children, cultural differences, first impression, misbehavior, obedience, parenting, parents, respect
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the three R’s

Monday, January 20th, 2014

Follow the three R’s: Respect for self; respect for others, and responsibility for all your actions.

–Dali Lama

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal

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