Our actions and inactions have consequences. These consequences affect our children now and in the future. To protect them now and in the future we must reject divisive actions, seeking to engage each other as citizens, helping and caring for each other, and recognizing our common humanity.
incivility
Illegitimate? No!
Labels have no place in describing people. I am particularly concerned about labels being tossed around in the current political climate and how dangerous this can be. It corrodes the moral fabric of our society.
50 years…and counting
My fifty years and counting as a medical provider and related roles do provide me with the opportunity to speak with some degree of authority on issues child and family related.
Love thy neighbor
The ability to love thy neighbor is seriously in jeopardy these days.
Civility Matters
Civility is key to social interactions. It provides the interweaving fabric that keep us together.
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.”