“Let us come together before we’re annihilated.” ~ Stevie Wonder More on coming together: “I like that about London. It comes together when it needs to, and it has magic.”~ Faye Marsay “Today different ethnic groups and different nations come together due to common sense.”~ Dalai Lama “Coming together should be considered something positive forContinue reading “Come Together”
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Grieve
“Black Lives Matter started from a post that I put on Facebook after the acquittal of George Zimmerman. I woke up in the middle of the night sobbing, just trying to process what had happened and wanting to find community around being in a lot of grief and having a lot of rage.” ~ AliciaContinue reading “Grieve”
Organize
“Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.” ~ Dolores Huerta More on organizing: “It is essential that there should be organization of labor. This is an era of organization. Capital organizes and therefore labor must organize.”~ Theodore Roosevelt “From the depth of needContinue reading “Organize”
Envision
“Each of us has a vision of good and of evil. We have to encourage people to move towards what they think is good . . . everyone has his own idea of good and evil and must choose to follow the good and fight evil as he conceives them. That would be enough toContinue reading “Envision”
Care
“A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” ~ Margaret Mead More on caring: “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have theContinue reading “Care”
Wise Up
“You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.” ~ Tom Brokaw More on education: “A person who won’t read has no advantage overContinue reading “Wise Up”
Be Brave
“We are built to love. Have the bravery to open the heart you have contracted from life’s disappointments. This is how heroes roll.” ~ Robin S. Sharma More on bravery: “Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.”Omar N. Bradley “If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierceContinue reading “Be Brave”
Be Strong
“The far right was on the march in the 1930s, and we defeated the fascists through a great united working-class effort. That sense of unity and strength is what gave people confidence to change things.” ~ Ken Loach More on strength: “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”~ Friedrich Nietzsche “This is noContinue reading “Be Strong”
Be Grateful
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” ~ Melody Beattie More on gratitude: “One looks back with appreciationContinue reading “Be Grateful”
Be Kind
“I’m not a Starbucks guy. I’m a Dunkin Donuts guy, but I like to pay for the coffee of the other folks behind me in line. It typically costs me less than $10, and makes the other people feel good, but more importantly, it makes me feel so good, and random acts of kindness changeContinue reading “Be Kind”
You Will Change the World 