According to the 2025 Compassion Report from Sanford’s School of Medicine, only 1 in 3 Americans feel compassion for all groups of...
The Collapse of Compassion
According to the 2025 Compassion Report from Sanford’s School of Medicine, only 1 in 3 Americans feel compassion for all groups of marginalized people. Lindsay C. Gibson, author of Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents thinks [...]
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Why Children Are in Detention
GUEST POST by MARY DUNN “No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark.” from, Home by Warsan Shire Those seeking refuge along the southern border are among those who flee violence, poverty, and climate catastrophes from around the world. It is estimated that 26 million people are on the move fleeing their homes. Those who arrive [...]
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Horrible News Week, Women’s Soccer, Tulsi Gabbard & More
Horrible News Week This week has been one where I’ve been royally challenged by all the depressing news: the Supremes’ Ruling to allow gerrymandering to proceed is a major blow to free elections; the horrific stories of migrant kids in concentration camps being denied medical care, soap, toothbrushes, outdoor exercise, etc.; Pelosi’s [...]
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A Scary T-Shirt, “Motherland,” A Full Moon Ritual & an Inspiring Nun
A Troubling T-Shirt This week I was in an office parking lot, approaching my car after an acupuncture treatment when I noticed a tough-looking guy wearing this T-shirt. Its hateful, menacing message rattled me. I traced it to an Internet website with similar menacing shirts. The image is below. Motherland, new Sundance series [...]
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