Tag: relationship

• Cohabitation?

  Cohabitation is the bête noir of some cultures and the realization of a belle époque for others. Lascivious as it sounds, it doesn’t necessarily exemplify freedom and liberation, though -it is a direct and unsubtle abnegation of long held moral and religious values for many. But why? Why would the decision to share one’s life need…

  gozzter

  January 28, 2015

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  civil ceremonies, cohabitation, cultural differences, Divorce in Muslim countries, divorce rates, Iran, liberal western perspective, relational ethics, relationship

• Meanings

  Can we ever understand each other? Know what is being asked of us? It’s not just a medical problem; it’s universal, I suspect. And it’s one that entails far more than simply comprehending the meaning of a word in both its denotative (definitional) as well as its connotative (secondary, or evocative) usage. It involves apprehending -truly appreciating…

  gozzter

  February 22, 2013

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  communication, doctor/patient relationship, listening, Meaningful encounters, medical communication, patient communication, relationship, understanding, wellness, women’s health, women’s issues, words

• Words

  As time harvests the years and winnows my memories, I find I no longer sift through dictionaries looking for new and unusual words. The thrill of finding one is still there I suppose, but more often the discovery is in an interesting book or magazine and it is not so much the originality of the word as the novelty of its use -its evolution. And…

  gozzter

  October 12, 2012

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  client, Medical words, patient, relationship, women’s health