Courage is doing the hard thing that you know in your heart you need to do. It’s being the lone voice in a fire pit of aggressive voices — encouraging them to tone it down. It’s standing up for those unable to stand up for themselves; speaking your voice calmly, even when others radically disagree; […]
To Make an Educated Decision, Hear all Sides with an Open Mind
“Minds are like parachutes–they only function when open.” ~Thomas Dewar Closing your mind to views that differ from yours leaves you unable to make an informed decision. There is a strong pull for people to encapsulate themselves with information that confirms their strongly held beliefs. They may read only from sources that “confirm” their thinking, […]
If You Can’t Recognize Abuse in the World, You Won’t be Able to Stop it in Your Home
We are in the midst of the possibility of voting into office one of the most blatantly emotionally-abusive candidates who has ever run for President of the United States—Donald Trump. Many people embracing this candidate do not describe his behavior as abusive and most likely don’t recognize it as abuse. Instead, they describe his words […]
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