Tag: Compassion

  • In Need of Aid 02: My Own Indifference and Apathy

    Notes to myself while reading (specifically from p. 130 of the book “Enough: Why the World’s Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty” by Thurow and Kilman)… 𝑨𝑾𝑨𝑹𝑬𝑡𝑬𝑺𝑺 π’Šπ’” π‘ͺ𝑹𝑼π‘ͺ𝑰𝑨𝑳… most people, myself included, really have no clue as to how much of the world lives out their existence on a daily basis. I know…

  • Upgrade Your Value Meal? Or Change Someone’s World? It’s Our Choice…

    [NOTE: This was originally published back in 2014 when I was blogging anonymously on a self-created page entitled “Just a Thought Devotionals.” Just revisted this specific blog today and wanted to bring it over to this page. The only substantive changes are in the timeline referenced. Instead of “5 years” you can now insert “20…

  • Notes Along the Journey 05: To Serve and To Care

    The inspiration for this particular blog comes from a marvelous work by Paul Kalanithi entitled “When Breath Becomes Air.” It is a very open and transparent book written by neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi, who was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in 2013 at the age of 36. He would die two years later while working…

  • Random Thoughts: Mark 1

    Note: This is another case in which the blog isn’t really intentional per se. Over the years of my spiritual journey, I have tried to include daily Bible reading as part of my regimen. Now, I’ll be honest… sometimes I do well in terms of Bible reading (if we think of it solely as a…