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The lack of empathy from police, EMS workers, and healthcare causes significant negative consequences for the community and the “providers.” These consequences cost $$ and cost careers and family relationships. There are some suggestions on how to maintain and increase empathy.

We have all been traumatized by the impact of COVID-19. However, this also gives all of us an opportunity to grow. How have you grown from surviving COVID-19.

We have all failed. In fact, most of our most valuable life lessons have come from our failures. America has failed and the data proves it. What have we learned?

In the “Lord of the Rings”, Frodo tells Gandalf that he wishes all that was going on would not have come in his life time. Gandalf, in his wisdom, replies, “So do I and so do all who live in such times. But that is not for them to decide. All have to decide what…

If we are going to use WAR as the literal and metaphoric image in our battle against COVID -19, then we need to behave accordingly. I was reminded of stories from WWII combat veterans who stormed the beaches of Normandy.

There are times where our beliefs about our independence can get in our way. In the end, we are all interdependent. Perhaps, we should have a “Interdependent Day.”

Our divisiveness is going kill us literally, metaphorically, and otherwise. “Sticks in a bundle can’t be broken but sticks taken singly can be easily broken.” This applies to all of us !!

With all of the demands and stresses that first responders and public service workers are facing with a pandemic, social unrest, and economic crisis and for those in the southeast the coming hurricane season self care becomes even more important.

Being a hero means we being super human and comes at a huge price. As we go through these current major social changes we need to change the healthcare and first responder cultures while we are at it.

We are currently living in the midst of not just one crisis, but many. There is the pandemic, but also the psychological fall out of that, an economic crisis with that fear and uncertainty and now the long overdue confrontation about social injustice. Resilient people listen, learn and the lead others in growing from these…