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I wish I had personally penned the below. I did not, but it is one of my favorites. The wisdom shared is poignant, especially in a world where we far too easily (and sadly) justify omitting respect due to differing opinion; we aren't always kind to those who
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I can’t. I just can’t. I’ve heard it a lot this election cycle. And I get it. But I’d like to go out on a bit of a firm but gracious limb here and make a suggestion that might help us all at least talk a
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As previously posted, the question mark is by far my favorite punctuation mark. The period makes a statement; the exclamation point too often justifies someone shouting at us; and the colon and semi-colon still allow one person to do all the talking. The question mark is the only punctuation
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One was originally known as the Grand Rapids Rustlers — the other as the White Stockings. And tonight, the former Rustlers and Stockings — now affectionately known as the Indians and Cubs — will face off against each other in the 112th edition of Major League Baseball’s, best-of-seven World Series.
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All it takes is one small whirl through the posts and pages of social media to sense the levels of varied passion and perspective. One thing is most certainly true: we have a lot of opinions. We have a lot of passion. And our levels of passion regarding various opinion
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Let’s face it. This election season has been ugly and trying and nauseating and any-other-yukky-word-you-really-want-to-insert-here. Woe to our teens and ‘tweeners’ who are studying American government for the first time. (And I'm sure our respected teachers are letting
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As reported by Reuters over the weekend… “The local Republican Party headquarters in Orange County, North Carolina, was struck overnight with a flammable material thrown through a front window of the building, local authorities said in a statement on Sunday. Someone also spray-painted graffiti including a swastika and the
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One of the things I don't believe we're all that good at doing is speaking the language of another. I'm not quite sure what it is, what the reason is. Is it pride? Is it arrogance? ... unwillingness? I don't know. But for
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Here’s one thing I love that perhaps others can't always see… We share a post. We invite conversation, dialogue, even disagreement — valuing how we can be sharpened by differing opinion, respectfully stated. And then on Tuesday, for example, over 2,000 people read our post… wow... thank
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Let's cut out the crud. Let's remove for a moment all expression of passion and perspective that sometimes impedes respectful dialogue and communication. Please hear me... I am not in any way denying the validity of your passion or perspective. I'm not denying mine
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When the latest crude comments relevant to the 2016 Presidential campaigns arose on Friday, my heart sank; I detest disrespect to anyone. As I watched the media and social media response — and all the justifications for "no more civility necessary, dam*&$%^!!" — my heart sank even more. It&
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There’s a debate going on; perhaps you’ve noticed. There’s actually more than one… there’s the debate over who should be President, the debate whether each/either has the necessary integrity, and then there are the actual, formal debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Due to