At the risk of seeming reductionistic, I think there’s this common pattern of thinking that drives prejudice, bigotry, and racism. I find that it requires one to arbitrarily associate a handful of mostly unrelated characteristics, and then to use this hodgepodge to assign value, to impose judgement, or to make assumptions about the character/capacity of … Continue reading Division in the Guise of Inclusion?
Tag: Empathy
Suicide as an Expression of Severe Mental Wellness?
Before you read on, let me make it explicitly clear that this post is not meant to endorse or validate suicide. In fact, I hope it will have the opposite effect by expressing my empathy towards those enduring deeply felt emotions. Maybe if you only knew that kindred hearts are out there, sincerely committed to … Continue reading Suicide as an Expression of Severe Mental Wellness?
