Tag: Unity

— Community, Community Building, Personal Development —

Learning to Live with Diversity: Accepting Modesty in an Era of Everything But

April 7, 2015

I often write about the importance of building communities in which inhabitants discuss, understand, and appreciate each other’s beliefs, however different they may be (here, here, and here). The touchier the topic, the clearer the need for an increasing number of people to develop these capacities, lest any attempts at a conversation on said matter… Read More Learning to Live with Diversity: Accepting Modesty in an Era of Everything But

— Community Building —

Justice and Unity in Interpersonal Relationships: Gently Rocking the Boat

February 4, 2015

Justice and unity are both essential in creating healthy communities. But when it comes to the practical application of both within the same setting, things can get a little difficult (to put it mildly). I’m sure many have faced a situation where for the sake of unity, an injustice was perpetuated. It recently happened to… Read More Justice and Unity in Interpersonal Relationships: Gently Rocking the Boat

— Celebrity Culture —

The Perhaps Not So Surprising Grief at the Passing of an Artist

November 10, 2013

When Michael Jackson passed away in 2009, I was captivated by the outpouring of grief that I both witnessed and felt. Yet again I was intrigued four months ago by the expressions of sorrow after the passing of Cory Monteith from a drug overdose during what seemed to be a successful Glee summer hiatus (during… Read More The Perhaps Not So Surprising Grief at the Passing of an Artist

— General —

Don’t Pull Your Hair Out Just Yet: There Is Something to be Said about Intensity

April 20, 2013

A lot of people, when they think about intensity, think this: Or this:   Leave it to the British to make panicking look this elegant. So let me start this post by giving an example that reflects what I mean by the word “intense”: the last month before a week long international event, the planning… Read More Don’t Pull Your Hair Out Just Yet: There Is Something to be Said about Intensity

— General —

You Can Row All You Want: Reaching the Goal of Global Peace Requires Unity

March 2, 2013

Let’s face it: most people in the world are kind, loving and caring people whose voices are not heard over the sometimes deafening roar of the prejudiced, the materialistic, the greedy, etc. And even these people are not inherently evil; it’s just that because of a lack of moral education, they fell into some pretty… Read More You Can Row All You Want: Reaching the Goal of Global Peace Requires Unity

— General —

Am I Actually Being Mean? Not Judging Our Actions Solely by Other People’s Reactions

October 14, 2012

So-called nice people are usually considered a pleasure to work with, because they will rarely, if ever, say something that makes others uncomfortable. They will often do everything they can to not intentionally insult anyone or bring up sensitive topics that might upset others. But this niceness can be superficial, and create festering passive aggressiveness,… Read More Am I Actually Being Mean? Not Judging Our Actions Solely by Other People’s Reactions

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Some Completely Shameless Self Promotion

September 16, 2012

Yesterday’s post does not imply that I have not been writing at all. Interestingly enough, I have been writing a lot, in the context of small projects with deadlines and specific content (which of course makes me think of Leigh Anne Jasheway-Bryant’s fantastic post). So here are links to the six articles I wrote for The… Read More Some Completely Shameless Self Promotion

— General —

The Prosperity of Humankind

December 17, 2009

I just read an awesome quote that goes so well with my previous musings that I had to share it with you: “The standard of truth-seeking this process demands is far beyond the patterns of negotiation and compromise that tend to characterize the present-day discussion of human affairs. It cannot be achieved – indeed, its… Read More The Prosperity of Humankind