{"id":1113,"date":"2024-10-22T21:30:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T21:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justcareforall.life\/?page_id=1113"},"modified":"2026-03-19T21:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:09:14","slug":"chapter-10-strive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/justcareforall.life\/?page_id=1113","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 10, Strive"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Proclaim, protect, prosper, as we secure just care for all.
We will lift our voices, share our stories, ayudarse unos a otros, and heal<\/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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The results:<\/p>

Say what, I must leave my, ‘We?’<\/p>

I do not want to leave my, ‘We.’<\/p>

I want to stay, here, with my, ‘We.’<\/p>

After so much, together?<\/p>

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I cried at the beginning,<\/p>

upon the undesired disunion<\/p>

from my human.<\/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 have a right to protest for what is right.<\/p>\n

That’s all we can do. There are people hurting,<\/span><\/p>\n

there are people suffering, so we have an<\/span><\/p>\n

obligation, a mandate, to do something.<\/span><\/p>\n

–John Lewis. 1940-2020.<\/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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Each time a man stands up for an ideal or<\/p>\n

acts to improve the lot of others or strikes<\/p>\n

out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny<\/p>\n

ripple of hope.<\/p>\n

–John F. Kennedy. 1925-1968. (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

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Now, with my spirit-sake?<\/p>

It was like all the flood gates<\/p>

all cracked open,<\/p>

all at once,<\/p>

for both<\/p>

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They asked me to translate<\/p>

‘n share their nine signs–<\/p>

–Nine, I count eight–<\/p>

–You see, not ready for this mission–<\/p>

–to guide us through our turbulent times.<\/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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Be the change you want to see.<\/p>\n

–Mahatma Gandhi. 1969-1948. (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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If you love someone, set them free.<\/p>\n

If they come back, they’re yours;<\/p>\n

if they don’t, they never were.<\/p>\n

–Richard Bach. Born 1936.<\/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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Yet, the one who first approached me,<\/p>

was the last one to let go of me.<\/p>

I was quick to crush on Tukayo, hard,<\/p>

and soon suffered unrelenting love.<\/p>

Reflexively, we could not let go.<\/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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My fate.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

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We are the Human Race<\/p>

We may be distinguished\u00a0<\/p>

by four tribes, but,<\/p>

We are one people.<\/p>

We must heal our nation,<\/p>

We must restore our environment,<\/p>

We must relent to those whom we have harmed.<\/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 are all implicated when we allow other <\/p>\n

people to be mistreated. An absence of<\/p>\n

compassion can corrupt the decency of a<\/p>\n

community, a state, a nation.<\/p>\n

–Byran Stevenson. Born 1959.<\/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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Your vocation can be found where<\/p>\n

your greatest joy meets the world’s<\/p>\n

greatest need.<\/p>\n

–Frederick Buechner. 1926-2022.<\/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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to cultivate the courage<\/p>

to share ‘n shed our pain,<\/p>

to resolve our guilt,<\/p>

to protect ourselves ‘n others;<\/p>

to overrule injustice.<\/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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Advocate. Care. Teach.<\/p>\n

ACT with strength<\/p>\n

to heal,<\/p>\n

to mend,<\/p>\n

to love.<\/p>\n

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ACT through ART.<\/p>\n

Discover it within,<\/p>\n

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Advocate, Care. Teach.<\/p>\n

Act with strength<\/p>\n

to heal,<\/p>\n

to mend,<\/p>\n

to love.<\/p>\n

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ACT through ART.<\/p>\n

Discover it within,<\/p>\n

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Our personal, political and social actions<\/p>

form our annual rings of life and loss.<\/p>

Robust and polluted years mark our growth,<\/p>

our history of our perseverance ‘n love.<\/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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To me, Faith is not just a noun but also a verb.<\/p>

–President Jimmy Carter. Born 1924.<\/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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Learn character from trees, values from roots,<\/p>\n

change from leaves.<\/p>\n

–Tasneern Harneed<\/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 declare the world is so beautiful that I can<\/p>\n

hardly beleive it exists.<\/p>\n

–Ralph Waldo Emerson. 1803-1882.<\/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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As with our trees,<\/i><\/p>

Vital sapwood supported by pillars of heartwood<\/i><\/p>

What grows below equals what grows above.<\/i><\/p>

Our forest and its canopy of equity expands.<\/i><\/p>

Seasons, years, decades, centuries yield<\/i><\/p>

an evolving perception ‘n practice,<\/i><\/p>

a unifying, reaching system of roots, trunks,<\/i><\/p>

branches and leaves.<\/i><\/p>

an ecological, reinforcing, just biosphere<\/i><\/p>

that informs, nourishes, protect and preserves<\/i><\/p>

our democracy, until it includes ‘n serves all,<\/i><\/p>

eq<\/i>ually ‘n timely.<\/i>\u00a0<\/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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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As our hard work to honor truth,<\/p>

fairness ‘n compassion<\/p>

heals us,<\/p>

pride in our works\u00a0<\/p>

yields joy.<\/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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Ask not what your country can do for you but<\/p>\n

what you can do for your country.<\/p>\n

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By acting compassionately, by helping to <\/p>\n

restore justice and to encourage peace,<\/p>\n

we acknowledge that <\/p>\n

we are all part of one another.<\/p>\n

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Let our pain remind us of what we survived.<\/p>

Let pain remind us of the need to believe<\/p>

in ‘n uphold our sacred ‘n social values.<\/p>

But do not allow pain to eclipse us.<\/p>

Honor but shed our losses<\/p>

as we expand outward toward a world<\/p>

of infinite possibilities, peace ‘n prosperity.<\/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 stop the sacrilegious<\/p>

vandalism of the Creator’s<\/p>

abundant, beautiful, colorful, diverse, exquisite<\/p>

creativity–concurrently and equally manifest<\/p>

in our living landscapes,<\/p>

in our evolving abilities, cultures, peoples,<\/p>

in our politics, races, sexes, thoughts and faiths.<\/p>


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Endure because social justice,<\/p>

the health of the human race,<\/p>

and the preservation of our beautiful world,<\/p>

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We are here to stay.<\/p>\n

–From the Squad of Mosaic America, <\/p>\n

U.S. Congress Women <\/span><\/p>\n

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, born 1989; <\/span><\/p>\n

Ilhan Omar, born 1982; <\/p>\n

Ayanna Pressley, born 1974; <\/p>\n

Rashida Tlaib, born 1976.<\/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 many of our dreams at first seem impossible,<\/p>\n

then they seem improbable, and then when we <\/p>\n

summon the will, they soon become inevitable …<\/p>\n

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the <\/p>\n

strength to persevere and endure in spite of the<\/p>\n

overwhelming obstacles.<\/p>\n

–Christopher Reeve. 1952-2004. <\/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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Tukayo cupped my hands to collect our tears.<\/p>\n

On its surface, I saw my human’s face<\/p>\n

and remebered my name.<\/p>\n

I was made anew<\/p>\n

with the strength necessary<\/p>\n

for my fate ‘n my name:<\/p>\n

I am Slanu!<\/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 are each an integral piece<\/p>

of the intricate mosaic,<\/p>

the creation of life<\/p>

and social solution.<\/p>

Strive to Thrive through\u00a0<\/p>

Collective Civic Service and Engagement.<\/p>

(CCSE just may be the biggest meet-up, ever.)<\/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 these days of difficulty, we Americans<\/p>\n

everywhere must and shall choose the path of<\/p>\n

social justice …, the path of faith, <\/p>\n

the path of hope, and the path of love <\/p>\n

toward our fellow man.<\/p>\n

–Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1882-1945.<\/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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If you are brave enough to say goodbye,<\/span><\/p>\n

life will reward you with a new hello.<\/p>\n

–Paulo Coelho. Born 1947.<\/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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Their eyes reduced to tiny spots of light<\/p>

as they receded far, far away.<\/p>

Suddenly, they were gone<\/p>

–Even the special pair<\/p>

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Our Future: Resurgence Chapter 10: Strive to Thrive Proclaim, protect, prosper, as we secure just care for all.We will lift our voices, share our stories, ayudarse unos a otros, and heal \u00a0 The results: Say what, I must leave my, ‘We?’ I do not want to leave my, ‘We.’ I want to stay, here, with my, ‘We.’ After so much, together? \u00a0 I cried at the beginning, upon the undesired disunion from my human. We have a right to protest for what is right. That’s all we can do. There are people hurting, there are people suffering, so we have an obligation, a mandate, to do something. –John Lewis. 1940-2020. Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope. –John F. Kennedy. 1925-1968. (A) Now, with my spirit-sake? It was like all the flood gates all cracked open, all at once, for both of us. They asked me to translate ‘n share their nine signs– –Nine, I count eight– –You see, not ready for this mission– –to guide us through our turbulent times. Be the change you want to see. –Mahatma Gandhi. 1969-1948. (A) If you love someone, set them free. If they come back, they’re yours; if they don’t, they never were. –Richard Bach. Born 1936. Yet, the one who first approached me, was the last one to let go of me. I was quick to crush on Tukayo, hard, and soon suffered unrelenting love. Reflexively, we could not let go. Gift Eight: \u00a0 My fate. (With just one minor adjustment.) We are the Human Race We may be distinguished\u00a0 by four tribes, but, We are one people. We must heal our nation, We must restore our environment, We must relent to those whom we have harmed. We are all implicated when we allow other  people to be mistreated. An absence of compassion can corrupt the decency of a community, a state, a nation. –Byran Stevenson. Born 1959. Your vocation can be found where your greatest joy meets the world’s greatest need. –Frederick Buechner. 1926-2022. Allow our darkest moments\u00a0 to cultivate the courage to share ‘n shed our pain, to resolve our guilt, to protect ourselves ‘n others; to overrule injustice. Advocate. Care. Teach. ACT with strength to heal, to mend, to love. ACT through ART. Discover it within, Spread it without. Advocate, Care. Teach. Act with strength to heal, to mend, to love. ACT through ART. Discover it within, Spread it without. \u00a0 Our personal, political and social actions form our annual rings of life and loss. Robust and polluted years mark our growth, our history of our perseverance ‘n love. \u00a0 To me, Faith is not just a noun but also a verb. –President Jimmy Carter. Born 1924. Learn character from trees, values from roots, change from leaves. –Tasneern Harneed I declare the world is so beautiful that I can hardly beleive it exists. –Ralph Waldo Emerson. 1803-1882. As with our trees, Vital sapwood supported by pillars of heartwood What grows below equals what grows above. Our forest and its canopy of equity expands. Seasons, years, decades, centuries yield an evolving perception ‘n practice, a unifying, reaching system of roots, trunks, branches and leaves. an ecological, reinforcing, just biosphere that informs, nourishes, protect and preserves our democracy, until it includes ‘n serves all, equally ‘n timely.\u00a0 As our hard work to honor truth, fairness ‘n compassion heals us, pride in our works\u00a0 yields joy. Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country. –John F. Kennedy. 1917-1963. (A) By acting compassionately, by helping to  restore justice and to encourage peace, we acknowledge that  we are all part of one another. –Ram Dass. Born 1931. Let our pain remind us of what we survived. Let pain remind us of the need to believe in ‘n uphold our sacred ‘n social values. But do not allow pain to eclipse us. Honor but shed our losses as we expand outward toward a world of infinite possibilities, peace ‘n prosperity. We must stop the sacrilegious vandalism of the Creator’s abundant, beautiful, colorful, diverse, exquisite creativity–concurrently and equally manifest in our living landscapes, in our evolving abilities, cultures, peoples, in our politics, races, sexes, thoughts and faiths. Endure because social justice, the health of the human race, and the preservation of our beautiful world, depends upon you. We are here to stay. –From the Squad of Mosaic America,  U.S. Congress Women  Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, born 1989;  Ilhan Omar, born 1982;  Ayanna Pressley, born 1974;  Rashida Tlaib, born 1976. So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then when we  summon the will, they soon become inevitable … A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the  strength to persevere and endure in spite of the overwhelming obstacles. –Christopher Reeve. 1952-2004.  Tukayo cupped my hands to collect our tears. On its surface, I saw my human’s face and remebered my name. I was made anew with the strength necessary for my fate ‘n my name: I am Slanu! We are each an integral piece of the intricate mosaic, the creation of life and social solution. Strive to Thrive through\u00a0 Collective Civic Service and Engagement. (CCSE just may be the biggest meet-up, ever.) In these days of difficulty, we Americans everywhere must and shall choose the path of social justice …, the path of faith,  the path of hope, and the path of love  toward our fellow man. –Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1882-1945. If you are brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello. –Paulo Coelho. Born 1947. \u00a0 Their eyes reduced to tiny spots of light as they receded far, far away. Suddenly, they were gone –Even the special pair disappeared. 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