Phases of the Cancer New Moon 2025
NEW MOON – Time to use your imagination. Unseen potentials. Seed. Set Intentions.
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Moon Draw – Cancer New Moon – Fertile Time for New Beginnings
Let at least one of those intentions be big – maybe even impossible – and then, let it go – let the cosmos work its magic and cook it up a little bit.
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Read MoreWriting Prompt 269 – are you paying attention?
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gender based
forbidden word project
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“Harmful gender norms – especially those related to rigid notions of masculinity – can also affect boys and men’s health and wellbeing negatively. For example, specific notions of masculinity may encourage boys and men to smoke, take sexual and other health risks, misuse alcohol and not seek help or health care. Such gender norms also contribute to boys and men perpetrating violence – as well as being subjected to violence themselves. They can also have grave implications for their mental health. ”
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forbidden word project
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“It is possible to define gender as interchangeable with “sex,” indicating that the term can be used when differentiating male creatures from female ones biologically. However, the concept of gender, a word primarily applied to human beings, has additional connotations having to do with general behavior, social interactions, and most importantly, one’s fundamental sense of self . . . ”
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forbidden word project
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“Over one-third of women and girls globally will experience some form of violence in their lifetime. However, this rate is higher in emergencies, conflict, and crisis, where vulnerability and risks are increased and most often family, community, and legal protections have broken down.”
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