Breadcrumb Trail LinksOpinionColumnAuthor of the article: Alia Hogben Published Aug 09, 2021 • 4 minute readIn the past year and a half, much has happened from the onslaught of a pandemic’s devastating effects. This has been further exacerbated by the natural disasters of fires, high heat and the lack of water or the reverse, flooding. Conflict around the world is ever present.Along with these, there is heightened racism and anger against each other. Because of such overt violence, there has been a rise in the feelings of the anxiety and of “victimhood.”We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.What is our response to life? Back to videoIt has made people fearful, and many groups have closed ranks, creating the sense of “us and them.” However, at the same time, there has been an outpouring of empathy and concern.Advertisement 2Story continues belowThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article cont...