“In a country that was built on a protest.” “You say to protest is wrong because you spoke out of turn. Because you spoke up for people that were marginalized … you spoke up for people that we don’t want to care about. In a country built on people who speak out of turn, who spoke out of turn, who thought out of turn, to build a nation. I come from a long line of people who have resisted.” – Rep. Justin J. Pearson on desire (1994 – ) was one of two Black representatives expelled from the Tennessee state house on 4/6/2023. The firsts since the Civil War.

Link to Pearson’s twitter video of the above quote.

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“I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more love.” – Mother Teresa (1910 – 1997) Macedonian Missionary & Saint

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HOW WE STAY AFLOAT –

“We must live and
work together as a
group to ensure that in
a storm our ship does not
sink and our members do not
perish. With faith in a Pow-
er greater than ourselves,
hard work, and unity we
will survive … .” (The
Basic Text, p. 63)

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“The pattern of the Great Spirit is over us all, but if we follow our own spirits from within, our pattern becomes clearer.”

– High Eagle (Native American adage of unknown ancestry)

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A “TRUE SPIRIT OF HUMILITY & LOVE” MENDS THE PANGS OF SHAME –  “… we ask ourselves if we are doing this because we are truly sorry and have a genuine desire to make reparations … . If we answer ‘yes’ to this question, we can be assured that we are approaching our amends in the true spirit of humility and love.” (It Works, How & Why, p. 62)

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“Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.”- Buddha (563 B.C. – 483 B.C.) ancient Indian spiritual teacher

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