{"id":1081,"date":"2024-10-22T02:56:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T02:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justcareforall.life\/?page_id=1081"},"modified":"2026-03-19T21:03:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:03:56","slug":"elementor-1081","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/justcareforall.life\/?page_id=1081","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 9, Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Our Future: Resurgence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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VOTE for
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Y--Valiant Ongoing Tenacious Emancipation--Y
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Disenfranchised back there. Accepted here.<\/p>\n

Here, I hide, fake, deny nothing, nor lie.<\/p>\n

Here, I am my authentic, true, ‘Self;’<\/p>\n

Here, this place, my people ‘n me,<\/p>\n

Yields real strength ‘n endurance.<\/p>\n

Here, with the Seerz, I am me.<\/p>\n

Half, at last.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Give us the ballot … The denial of this sacred right<\/p>\n

is a tragic betrayal of the highest mandate<\/p>\n

of our democratic tradition.<\/p>\n

And so our most urgent request to the <\/p>\n

president of the United States and <\/p>

every member of Congress<\/p>\n

is to give us the right to vote.<\/p>\n

–Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968. (A)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Let reverence for the laws, be breathed by<\/p>\n

every American mother, to the lisping babe,<\/p>\n

that prattles in her lap — let it be taught in<\/p>\n

schools, in seminaries, and in colleges;<\/p>\n

let it be written in Primmers, spelling books, and<\/p>\n

in Almanacs, let it be preached from the pulpit,<\/p>\n

proclaimed in legislative halls, and,<\/p>\n

enforced in courts of justice.<\/p>\n

–Abraham Lincoln. 1809-1865. (A)  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u00a0<\/p>

Here, everyone’s needs are met.<\/p>

We govern ourselves in open forum.<\/p>

We vote by closing our eyes and hum ‘Nay,’<\/p>

or, we widen them to say, ‘Yea,’<\/p>

and really\u00a0hummmmmm<\/i>m.<\/p>

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Back there,\u00a0<\/p>

as greedy lobbying grew,<\/p>

voting sadly diminished in value;<\/p>

cunning clever conniving<\/p>

corrupt double-crosses<\/p>

crushed us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Here, <\/span><\/p>\n

we exercise<\/p>\n

our vote to answer<\/p>\n

the pressing social question: Who Are We?<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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I consider it completely unimportant who in<\/p>\n

the party will vote, or how; but what is <\/p>\n

extrordinarily important is this<\/p>\n

–who will count the votes, and how.<\/p>\n

–Boris Bazhanov, Stalin’s secretary. 1923.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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So came the Seventh Gift:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Our Joy in Voting<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The future of this republic is in the <\/p>\n

hands of the American voter.<\/p>\n

–Dwight D. Eisenhower. 1890-1969.<\/p>\n

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All I want is the same thing you want.<\/p>\n

To have a nation with a government that is as<\/p>\n

good and honest and decent and competent<\/p>\n

and compassionate and as filled with love<\/p>\n

as are the American people.<\/p>\n

–Jimmy Carter. 1924-2024.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Accept–Celebrate–Affirm<\/span><\/p>

‘n Proclaim Our Values,<\/p>

both internally and externally.<\/p>

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We must not surrender our future<\/p>

to the enforcers of social injustice.<\/p>

Devouring cult ‘n its fearful minions<\/p>

long ago abandoned inclusive kindness<\/p>

for a diminishing false sense of security;<\/p>

they value the preservation of a failing system<\/p>

over faith in an evolving one reaching to protect all,<\/p>

over the succulent system of equity providing for all.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Inversion of Priorities:<\/p>\n

When the preservation of the status-quo<\/p>\n

becomes more important than <\/p>\n

the celebration of life,<\/p>\n

we exist within<\/p>\n

an inversion of values,<\/p>\n

where everyone chokes<\/p>\n

due to the lack of oxygen.<\/p>\n


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We must fulfill our civic duty;<\/p>\n

We must tend to our democracy;<\/p>\n

We must stand strong ‘n long;<\/p>\n

We must tune its mechanics, regularly;<\/p>\n

We must advance our experiment.<\/p>\n

We must advance our bridge<\/p>\n

to the better world of our dreams,<\/p>\n

for the greater good ‘n for all to cross.<\/p>\n

–Eazy-Peazy, right?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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In this increasingly interconnected world,<\/p>\n

we must understand that what happens to poor people<\/p>\n

is never divorced from the actions of the powerful.<\/p>\n

Certainly, people who define themselves as poor may <\/p>\n

control their own destinies to some extent. <\/p>\n

But control of lives is related to control of land, <\/p>\n

systems of production, and the formal political <\/p>\n

and legal structures in which lives are enmeshed.<\/p>\n

With time, both wealth and control <\/p>\n

have become increaseingly<\/p>\n

concentrated in the hands of a few. <\/p>

The opposite trend is desired<\/p>

by those working for social justice.<\/p>\n

–Paul Farmer. 1959-2022.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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It is not enough to just want change …<\/p>\n

You have to go make change by voting.<\/p>\n

–Taylor Swift. Born 1989.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Someone struggled for your right to vote.<\/p>\n

Use it.<\/p>\n

–Susan B. Anthony. 1820-1906.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Make your vital contribution–Vote!<\/p>

Together, we will achieve<\/p>

what we could not, alone:<\/p>

Heal society as we evolve<\/p>

all six life-care services for all:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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All Six--for--All People
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When we vote, we express our values,<\/p>\n

we acknowledge our nation<\/p>\n

is an evolving process,<\/p>\n

not a static preserve <\/p>\n

of status-quo.<\/p>\n


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When we vote, we affirm our identity,<\/p>\n

we honor those who made critical <\/p>\n

contributions to the four-hundred-year <\/span><\/p>\n

advancement <\/span>of our perception <\/span>and practice <\/span><\/p>\n

of democracy. <\/span><\/p>


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We benefited<\/span><\/p>

tremendously<\/span><\/p>

from their tenacious<\/span><\/p>

advocacy and sacrifices.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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There must exist a paradigm, a practical<\/p>\n

model for social change that includes an<\/p>\n

understanding of ways to transform<\/p>\n

consciousness that are linked to <\/p>\n

transform structure.<\/p>\n

–bell hooks. 1921-2021. <\/p>\n

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The republic is the only form of<\/p>\n

government which is not eternally at<\/p>\n

open or secret war with the rights of mankind.<\/p>\n

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We all have to vote like our lives and the <\/p>\n

world depend on it, because they do.<\/p>\n

The only way to be certain of the future<\/p>\n

is to make it ourselves.<\/p>\n

–Billie Eilish. Born 2001.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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They matter.<\/p>\n

Now go make<\/p>\n

your genuine, colorful <\/p>\n

contribution.<\/p>\n

Vote–for goodness sake.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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We must prevail over unjust doctrines<\/p>\n

‘n institutionalized terrors.<\/p>\n

We must celebrate the intersectional,<\/p>\n

‘n rejoice in the Creator’s<\/p>\n

Modulation in the alleles,<\/p>\n

melanin-induced brown ‘n blacks,<\/p>\n

eumelanin-induced blonde ‘n browns<\/p>\n

pheomelanin-induced yellow, pink ‘n reds,<\/p>\n

our Creator’s most breath-taking brushstrokes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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We must never remain silent in the face of bigotry.<\/p>\n

We must condemn those who seek to divide us.<\/p>\n

In all quarters and at all times,<\/p>\n

we must teach tolerance and denounce<\/p>\n

racism, anti-Semitism and all ethnic or<\/p>\n

religious bigotry wherever they exist as <\/p>\n

unacceptable evils. We have no place for<\/p>\n

haters in America–none whatsoever.<\/p>\n

–Ronald Regan. 1911-2004.<\/p>\n

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I’m really interested in social justice, and if<\/p>\n

an artist has a certain power of being heard<\/p>\n

and voicing something important, it’s right<\/p>\n

to do it. It could still be done in such a way<\/p>\n

that it’s not aggressive or overly didactic.<\/p>\n

I’m trying to find that form.<\/p>\n

–Shirin Heshat. Born 1957.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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We must build, draw, move, paint, share and tell<\/p>\n

with the Creator’s Creyolas<\/p>\n

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The colors of our<\/p>\n

hard work, pride, pain, and joy<\/p>\n

are our mutual bonds with one another,<\/p>\n

and collective covenant with our Creator.<\/p>\n

Join us and be the Colour Guard of Wazizwilbi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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After you vote, advise<\/p>\n

your elected representative<\/p>\n

to employ the pressing,<\/p>\n

operative directive:<\/p>\n

negotiate ‘n compromise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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There is too much at stake for us to<\/p>\n

surrender to the politics of polarization.<\/p>\n

–Brad Henry. Born 1963. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Anything that keeps a politician humble <\/p>\n

is health for democracy.<\/span><\/p>\n

–Irish Blessing.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The ballet is stronger than the bullet.<\/p>\n

–Abraham Lincoln. 1809-1865. (A)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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It is time to vote. Ah-Oh,<\/p>\n

I do not like the sound of this humming.<\/p>\n

I grew restless, then felt nervous.<\/p>\n


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Gates open slowly, just enough for one to pass.<\/p>\n

Now, I don’t bolt for my escape.<\/p>\n

I do not want to leave.<\/p>\n

I want to stay.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Our Future: Resurgence Chapter 9: Vote for Victory Voting is the Salve for a Strained Democracy VOTE forX–Victory Over Tyrannical Entropy–XY–Valiant Ongoing Tenacious Emancipation–YZ–Vaccine of Optimism to Treat Enmity–Z Disenfranchised back there. Accepted here. Here, I hide, fake, deny nothing, nor lie. Here, I am my authentic, true, ‘Self;’ Here, this place, my people ‘n me, Yields real strength ‘n endurance. Here, with the Seerz, I am me. Half, at last. Give us the ballot … The denial of this sacred right is a tragic betrayal of the highest mandate of our democratic tradition. And so our most urgent request to the  president of the United States and  every member of Congress is to give us the right to vote. –Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968. (A) Let reverence for the laws, be breathed by every American mother, to the lisping babe, that prattles in her lap — let it be taught in schools, in seminaries, and in colleges; let it be written in Primmers, spelling books, and in Almanacs, let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislative halls, and, enforced in courts of justice. –Abraham Lincoln. 1809-1865. (A)   \u00a0 Here, everyone’s needs are met. We govern ourselves in open forum. We vote by closing our eyes and hum ‘Nay,’ or, we widen them to say, ‘Yea,’ and really\u00a0hummmmmmm. \u00a0 Back there,\u00a0 as greedy lobbying grew, voting sadly diminished in value; cunning clever conniving corrupt double-crosses crushed us. Here,  we exercise our vote to answer the pressing social question: Who Are We? I consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how; but what is  extrordinarily important is this –who will count the votes, and how. –Boris Bazhanov, Stalin’s secretary. 1923. \u00a0 So came the Seventh Gift: \u00a0 Our Joy in Voting The future of this republic is in the  hands of the American voter. –Dwight D. Eisenhower. 1890-1969. All I want is the same thing you want. To have a nation with a government that is as good and honest and decent and competent and compassionate and as filled with love as are the American people. –Jimmy Carter. 1924-2024. \u00a0 Accept–Celebrate–Affirm ‘n Proclaim Our Values, both internally and externally. \u00a0 We must not surrender our future to the enforcers of social injustice. Devouring cult ‘n its fearful minions long ago abandoned inclusive kindness for a diminishing false sense of security; they value the preservation of a failing system over faith in an evolving one reaching to protect all, over the succulent system of equity providing for all. Inversion of Priorities: When the preservation of the status-quo becomes more important than  the celebration of life, we exist within an inversion of values, where everyone chokes due to the lack of oxygen. We must fulfill our civic duty; We must tend to our democracy; We must stand strong ‘n long; We must tune its mechanics, regularly; We must advance our experiment. We must advance our bridge to the better world of our dreams, for the greater good ‘n for all to cross. –Eazy-Peazy, right? In this increasingly interconnected world, we must understand that what happens to poor people is never divorced from the actions of the powerful. Certainly, people who define themselves as poor may  control their own destinies to some extent.  But control of lives is related to control of land,  systems of production, and the formal political  and legal structures in which lives are enmeshed. With time, both wealth and control  have become increaseingly concentrated in the hands of a few.  The opposite trend is desired by those working for social justice. –Paul Farmer. 1959-2022. It is not enough to just want change … You have to go make change by voting. –Taylor Swift. Born 1989. Someone struggled for your right to vote. Use it. –Susan B. Anthony. 1820-1906. Make your vital contribution–Vote! Together, we will achieve what we could not, alone: Heal society as we evolve all six life-care services for all: Justice–Education–Sustenance–Shelter–Healthcare–ProtectionAll Six–for–All PeoplePeace is the Apex of our Politics When we vote, we express our values, we acknowledge our nation is an evolving process, not a static preserve  of status-quo. When we vote, we affirm our identity, we honor those who made critical  contributions to the four-hundred-year  advancement of our perception and practice  of democracy.  We benefited tremendously from their tenacious advocacy and sacrifices. There must exist a paradigm, a practical model for social change that includes an understanding of ways to transform consciousness that are linked to  transform structure. –bell hooks. 1921-2021.  The republic is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind. –Thomas Jefferson. 1743-1826. We all have to vote like our lives and the  world depend on it, because they do. The only way to be certain of the future is to make it ourselves. –Billie Eilish. Born 2001. They matter. Now go make your genuine, colorful  contribution. Vote–for goodness sake. We must prevail over unjust doctrines ‘n institutionalized terrors. We must celebrate the intersectional, ‘n rejoice in the Creator’s Modulation in the alleles, melanin-induced brown ‘n blacks, eumelanin-induced blonde ‘n browns pheomelanin-induced yellow, pink ‘n reds, our Creator’s most breath-taking brushstrokes. We must never remain silent in the face of bigotry. We must condemn those who seek to divide us. In all quarters and at all times, we must teach tolerance and denounce racism, anti-Semitism and all ethnic or religious bigotry wherever they exist as  unacceptable evils. We have no place for haters in America–none whatsoever. –Ronald Regan. 1911-2004. I’m really interested in social justice, and if an artist has a certain power of being heard and voicing something important, it’s right to do it. It could still be done in such a way that it’s not aggressive or overly didactic. I’m trying to find that form. –Shirin Heshat. Born 1957. We must build, draw, move, paint, share and tell with the Creator’s Creyolas The colors of our hard work, pride, pain, and joy are our mutual bonds with one<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1081","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/justcareforall.life\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/justcareforall.life\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/justcareforall.life\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justcareforall.life\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justcareforall.life\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1081"}],"version-history":[{"count":76,"href":"https:\/\/justcareforall.life\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5253,"href":"https:\/\/justcareforall.life\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1081\/revisions\/5253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/justcareforall.life\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}