May We Be Grateful For All The Lives Taken
What do you think is the absolute worst crime you can commit as a human being? I would venture to guess that killing is probably on the top of the list for most people. I’ve written several times about recognizing our own capacity for brutality, but I’ve always stopped...
May We Have See Ourselves As Lanternflies Do
Have you ever heard of spotted lanternflies? If you live in the North East region of the United States, you’ve probably at least seen a news story about them. They are invasive insects with very distinct red and gray wings. They consume sap from maple, fruit trees, and grape,...
A Month of Mays: May We Recognize Our Capacity for Violence
If we’re discussing the topic of bullying, there’s another very important factor that we need to acknowledge, and that’s our capacity for violence. It’s a trait that we don’t like to admit that we have, especially to ourselves. That’s why I think it’s so important to take a deeper look...
Lessons To Gain For Our Time From Reading Maus
Recently, my oldest decided to check out the graphic novel, Maus by Art Spiegelman at the library. As it is about the Holocaust, it was very timely, so I read it myself. The book reinforced my belief that I mentioned in my post about sending reiki to Putin. That...