MLK said we need “qualitative shifts in our soul” as well as “quantitative shifts in our circumstances.” Gandhi said “self- purification” must precede political action. Both of them spoke of the internal changes that are necessary to produce fundamental external change.

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Internal Shifts: 1: Try not to hate the haters; otherwise you’re just another hater. 2: Honor someone’s opinion even if it’s not your own. 3: Disagree passionately but without personally demonizing the other. Change 4. Atone in your heart for the transgressions of your country.
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#RepairAmericaMovement It’s time for us to remember who we are. It’s time for our souls to feel our worth.” The Evolution Continues...
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As part of this, we must work to override our brain's primitive survival instinct to quickly categorize others as friend/foe, safe/dangerous & the reflex to attack when there is an assumed "threat" from another. It is the heart not the head that knows the connectedness of us all.
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Gandhi was a loser
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And, in both cases, such statements were more than slightly ironic.
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This article by @caitoz shows that people all over the world are waking up and aligns with your thoughts here. Thanks, @marwilliamson caitlinjohnstone.com/2020/01…
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But without external vectors like abject racism, poverty etc. Would internal changes be even triggered or needed? Is this like a chicken or egg problem?
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It has to start with each individual person making a conscious effort to change. Too many ppl make excuses for not controlling their own internal changes by blaming others external actions
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don't forget a Total Eclipse of the Heart
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As Above, So Below
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