To reflect is to look at life in a mirror - to look at life again in another way. Most of us have been upset by something since we last took time to refresh ourselves. By reflecting on the things ... Read More about Reflecting – Contemplating
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Advocating – Championing
Advocating on someone’s behalf - championing them - is a way of standing up. All advocacy is, at its core, an exercise in empathy. [attributed to Samantha Power] I'm not running from the left; ... Read More about Advocating – Championing
Using Scientific Methods
Science is a set of methods, a way of finding out about the world and about ourselves. It has brought the technologies we see all around us, and revolutionized human life. Science especially ... Read More about Using Scientific Methods
Being Informed and Socially Aware
Good citizens are knowledgeable about public affairs, and the spirit and needs of their communities. To the extent that we are all educated and informed, we will be more equipped to deal with the ... Read More about Being Informed and Socially Aware
Intervening
To live courageously, we may be compelled to intervene in unsavory situations. We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the ... Read More about Intervening
Transcending Kinship
People favor close relatives over others: offspring over extended family, and extended family over people outside the family. Universal Love demands another approach. Families have a sense of ... Read More about Transcending Kinship
Exercising Sound Judgment and Discretion
Wise people exercise sound judgment. Judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment. [variously phrased and variously attributed] Foreign policy exactly suits Obama's ... Read More about Exercising Sound Judgment and Discretion
Genius
A genius is someone whose intellectual accomplishments transcend all previous ones. The man of talent is like a marksman who hits a mark others cannot hit; the man of genius is like a marksman who ... Read More about Genius
Being Open-minded
An open mind receives objective information, which can counteract subjective biases. When the facts change, I change my opinion. What do you do, sir? [attributed to John Maynard Keynes] A truly ... Read More about Being Open-minded