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Four lessons on empathy I learned from complete strangers

Four lessons on empathy I learned from complete strangers

by John Michael | Mar 18, 2020 | Featured, Health, Lifestyle

Often we’re far too busy with our own problems to hear out those of strangers. Recently, I crossed this void and became a tourist in other people’s problems.

Leaving the club: The case for abandoning groupthink

Leaving the club: The case for abandoning groupthink

by John Michael | Nov 15, 2017 | Featured, My take on.., Residents

Groupthink is the cornerstone of our social education. We join the club because everyone else does. But can we rescind our membership?

Life is a sweet tender, bruise: Two musings on two random encounters

Life is a sweet tender, bruise: Two musings on two random encounters

by John Michael | Oct 18, 2017 | Featured, Lifestyle, Loves and Lives, My take on.., Residents

We pass many in our life, but if we stop to address the horror instead of recoiling from it, then the lessons we can glean are lasting.

Shame: A puddle that skews your reflection

Shame: A puddle that skews your reflection

by John Michael | Mar 15, 2017 | Featured, My take on.., Residents

After spending nine years on the streets, I’ve come to realise that shame is something that cripples us all. Even if we don’t see it through the masks we wear.

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