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Belonging
I recently watched a video of a father trying to comfort his very young daughter after a boy in her class made fun of her dark skin and called her ugly. It was heartbreaking, and it also made me realize how little I truly understand about why even very young children target one another. At…
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Helplessness
I came across an article today about the political situation, and it reminded me how tense things are right now. The corruption, deception, and erosion of basic humanity and lawfulness have grown so overwhelming that anyone with a conscience would walk away feeling powerless to change it. That sense of powerlessness is a natural, empathetic…
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The Mongoose and the Warthog
I came across a video the other day and its main characters were a mongoose and a warthog. The mongoose was climbing all over the warthog, pulling and biting off parasites and ticks from the warthog’s face and body. As I was watching, a feeling came over me. This feeling can best be described as…