Patriotism is not passive. Patriotism requires action.
Thoughts
The Power of Vulnerability
Being vulnerable when practicing forgiveness is a strength and one to accept as a strength when dealing when others. I applaud the strength of vulnerability, acknowledge its power, and encourage others to do the same.
Bui Doi – They are all our children, too
If we cannot see our common humanity, then I dare say we have lost our own humanity.
Adversity, resilience, and flourishing – Oh my!
There is a path forward from adversity. Resilience and flourishing to help establish SSNRs and using the tools of relational health can help clear that path.
How to leave a “Columbine-world”
We are now over twenty-three years post Columbine. My journey continues
Incivility
“There is a cultural obsession nowadays with civility, with the idea that if everyone is mannered enough, any impasse or difference of opinion can be bridged. But these are desperately uncivil times. And there is nothing more uncivilized than the political establishment’s inurement to the constancy of mass shootings in the United States.”