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We Can Be Brooms

You may be puzzled by this title, “We Can Be Brooms.” The inspiration for this month’s title came from an article by the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, The Nation’s civil rights correspondent as well as president and senior lecturer of Repairers…

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Reasons for Hope

As we approached the 250th anniversary of our country on July 4, Jennifer Rubin in The Contrarian described how many Americans felt despondent, and even ashamed about our country. When Michelle Obama spoke at the opening of the Obama Presidential Center on June 18, she…

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Stepping Into a Universe of Possibility

As we approach the 250th anniversary of our country on July 4, what if we embraced the second practice described in The Art of Possibility written by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander? Practice 2: Stepping into a Universe of Possibility …

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Don’t Do Nothing

“Don’t do nothing because you can’t do everything!” Those are the inspiring words of Ezra Levin, the co-founder of Indivisible. Many people feel they don’t know what to do in the face of the rampant insanity and inhumanity we see,…

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Can We Be Brave?

Can we be as brave as teenage Girl Guides during World War II? Did you know that Girl Guides in Warsaw smuggled Jewish children out of the ghetto, forging papers, and hiding them with Polish families? Each rescue meant risking execution.  Did…

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We Can Be Brave

We can be brave and help save our democracy! Giving up is NOT an option if we care about the state of our democracy! We can be people who get off the couch to protect our democracy! We can…

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