Tag: loss
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Changing the Game: Overcoming Polarized Discourse
Loss can evoke a strange relief, a release from anxiety tied to unresolved questions. The pain of disappointment follows, yet certainty, even when painful, offers closure. In polarized discussions, we must shift from confrontation to understanding, seeking coexistence rather than agreement. The journey of asking questions may illuminate new perspectives.
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Lostalgia
Sometimes I look back on my childhood Summers visiting my mother’s extended family in Blasdell, New York near Buffalo and realize that so much of what was there is gone. Primarily some of the people, but also some of the buildings, parks, homes that I used to visit. When I dwell on it, it can…