The Horrifying Police Shooting That Has the Country Outraged & Trump Praises Dictator for His "Iron Fist"
The Horrifying Police Shooting That Has the Country Outraged & Trump Praises Dictator for His "Iron Fist"
What I’m Discussing Today:
Kareem’s Daily Quote: Humility is the key to happiness.
RNC Speakers Avoided ‘Abortion’ Topic, Focused on Trump, Biden: Report: Abortion is That Which Shall Not Be Named during the campaign. But after the elections, it’s all you’ll hear about.
George Conway Mocks Ex-Wife Kellyanne for Saying Kamala Harris Doesn’t ‘Speak Well’: The real revelation, though, is Trump’s sexist response.
Trump’s Alarming New Rant Praising Dictators Shows Media Is Failing Us: How many smoking guns do people need?
'Horrifying': Officials, lawmakers, Biden react to deputy shooting Sonya Massey: Is this the George Floyd moment of 2024, or are people too exhausted by the frequency of those moments?
Project 2025’s Plan to Eliminate Public Schools Has Already Started: This is the most sinister and dangerous part of their plan: To dumb down our children so they are unquestioning followers.
Dogs Trained to Sniff Out Post-Traumatic Stress – by Smelling Patients’ Breath – With 90% Accuracy: This makes me happy.
Kareem’s Video Break: A nine-year-old boy teaches us all about the blues.
The Four Tops Sing “I Can't Help Myself”: Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last remaining member of the Four Tops, died at the age of 88. This is a tribute.
Kareem’s Daily Quote
Life is a long lesson in humility.
James M. Barrie, author of Peter Pan
Barrie should have added, “If we’re lucky.” By that I mean we’re lucky if our lives last long enough for it to be a “long lesson.” But I also mean we’re lucky to have constant reminders on how to be humble because that makes us empathetic to others and lays a foundation for being able to love and be worthy of being loved. In other words, humility breeds happiness.
Arrogance is the enemy of humility. That need to feel like we matter beyond the confines of our little world means we can only feel important when validated by others—not by ourselves. Unfortunately, the need for that validation often leads to unhappiness. For many, the only way to feel significant is to chase after some sort of fame or popularity. This can be done through gathering “likes” on social media or by accumulating wealth to flaunt. The idea is that if others are envious, the person has proven they are more significant than those who envy them. This is the math of madness.
For a happy few, fame is merely a by-product of pursuing personal greatness—not to flaunt but just out of curiosity about how far they can go. This is true of the athlete and the artist, the inventor and the innovator. Their joy comes from their reach exceeding their grasp. It comes from the trying more than the succeeding. This path is littered with failure and humility, which only makes them strive harder. The joy is in the striving, not in the accolades of others. Or as Janis Joplin said, “On stage, I make love to 25,000 different people, then I go home alone.”
For me, being a speck of dust is not an existential burden but a profound relief. It is the great equalizer that reminds us we all face the same challenges of wanting to feel useful, needed, and worthy. Humility teaches us that those challenges are overcome through compassion, kindness, and love for others rather than seeking power over others.
There is nothing that teaches humility more than aging. The increasing frailties of the body remind me daily just how insignificant so much of what I once thought was important really is. I also am acutely aware of how many opinions I had in my youth and even later that embarrass me today. That humility taught me to form my opinions carefully using facts, experts, and research rather than my biased gut or peer pressure.
The closing door of life just inspires me to make a positive difference in others’ lives while that door is still open, even if just a crack and I can see light. Humility lights the way.
New Feature: Election Bites
As we get closer to the national election that will define who America is and who we want to be, I thought I’d share small stories that don’t require much space or detailed reaction—but are still important.
