In this Take Heart Now recording, Michael Trice offers a thoughtful reflection on two forces shaping our lives and our world right now: cruelty and beauty.
Michael explores how cruelty shows up not only in overt harm, but in systems, language, and indifference—and how it erodes our shared humanity when left unnamed. Alongside this, he lifts up beauty as a counterweight: not as escapism, but as a practice of attention, care, and moral imagination that helps us stay human in the face of suffering.
Together, these reflections invite us to consider what it means to take heart—not by ignoring what is painful, but by choosing how we respond, what we notice, and what we nurture.
This conversation is part of Take Heart Now, The Guibord Center’s ongoing series creating space for reflection, courage, and connection in challenging times.