{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Michele Howe Writes and Reviews","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/michelehowewrites","author_name":"Michele Howe","author_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/michelehowewrites\/author\/mhowe\/","title":"Honoring Dignity By The Words We Speak","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xJOppfyIBh\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/michelehowewrites\/2025\/04\/honoring-dignity-by-the-words-we-speak\/\">Honoring Dignity By The Words We Speak<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/michelehowewrites\/2025\/04\/honoring-dignity-by-the-words-we-speak\/embed\/#?secret=xJOppfyIBh\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Honoring Dignity By The Words We Speak&#8221; &#8212; Michele Howe Writes and Reviews\" data-secret=\"xJOppfyIBh\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/2042\/2025\/04\/audio-2941753_640.jpg","thumbnail_width":640,"thumbnail_height":427,"description":"There\u2019s a better way and it\u2019s right in front of our faces. It\u2019s called offering dignity\u2026you know, that inner willingness to extend someone the forgiveness, care, and respect they\u2019re not deserving of at the present moment. The bottom line is this; when we choose to treat another person with dignity, it only enhances our own. Likewise, when we choose to denigrate another\u2019s worth, we only lessen our own."}