Tag: Despair

Nearly everyone I talk to feels despair over the state of the world right now. If you’re a person who cares, you likely feel pervasive anxiety about the many, many, many important problems you can’t control or entirely solve. That leads to an understandable sense of overwhelm, ...

I am 70 years old, and I hate stereotypes. Are you with me here? Biases, prejudices, tropes — whatever you call them, they’re useless and hurtful. Some folks complain about the labels attached to us as we age. Words like senior citizen, elderly, and old are far less hurtful than other...

One of the most heartbreaking days I’ve ever lived through was when I saw my grandfather cry. My grandfather, a tall man with tan skin, had always been a rock in my life. Admirable, kind, and loving, he used to call me “little grandson” in a tone that melted my heart. That day, ...