We should always be prepared to Relate (while regulated) – (deal with the inevitable) Rupture – (actively) Repair.
Thoughts
The Decency of Political Correctness
Political correctness is ok and necessary in my view. It serves to adjust our moral compass on an episodic basis.
Love and Gardening
Gardening provides for the beauty around us. Gardening is nurturing nature, just like we should be nurturing each other.
Parenting in the “wild” – random observations
Parenting is an all-consuming activity with hopefully many moments of joy and love and few moments of mishaps that need repair. We will all make mistakes but using our conscious abilities (being present, attentive, attuned and responsive) can help us build the relational health for our families and our own communities.
Gaps can kill
The gaps that we ignore in history only serve to perpetuate false nostalgia or continue a false narrative. When doing so, we continue to deny what defines our history.
We are failing our children – here and there
As a pediatrician, I am deeply concerned about children. But my concerns also relate to my roles as a father, spouse, citizen, inhabitant of the Earth and a person of faith.