The Irresponsibility of Ignoring

Our instant-message culture has a lot of benefits, but a lot of things come with it that weren’t intended.  One of those things is the ease of ignoring. While it’s easier than ever to get information to someone, it’s also easier than ever to ignore [...]

By |2019-06-08T17:37:49-04:00March 15th, 2018|Culture|

Words Can Cut. And They Should.

I’m generally a pretty tactful, harmonious person. I don’t like conflict. I’d often rather avoid issues than letting them out into the open. To a degree, this is helpful. Agreeableness is a positive quality, and no one wants to be friends with the person who [...]

By |2025-04-28T12:13:20-04:00September 1st, 2017|Culture, Mental Health|

Trump, Free Speech and a Conversation

Bigot! Nazi! White supremacist! ... Really? They are becoming baseless (and now, unfortunately, trivialized) terms thrown around in the wake of Donald Trump's election (even about Canadian PM Justin Trudeau by Black Lives Matter Canada’s founder). No conversation, no kindness. And, seemingly more and more [...]

By |2020-09-21T20:49:47-04:00February 16th, 2017|Culture|
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