{"id":1180,"date":"2024-10-23T23:09:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T23:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justcareforall.life\/?page_id=1180"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:54:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:54:48","slug":"elementor-1180","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/justcareforall.life\/?page_id=1180","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 12, Reunion"},"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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Halfway away,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

filled with regret,<\/p>

an inch from death.<\/p>

The compass needle\u00a0<\/p>

spun and spun and spun.<\/p>

erratically, frantically, chaotically,<\/p>

until it cracked the glass and sprung.<\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Just then, time resumed,<\/span><\/p>

reviving the dominion dogs;<\/p>

snarling, snapping, spitting;<\/p>

the feared end had begun.<\/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 bitter tears shed over graves are<\/p>\n

for words left unsaid and deeds left undone<\/p>\n

–Harriet Beecher Stowe. 1811-1896<\/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 the midst of death, life persists.<\/p>\n

In the midst of untruth, truth persists.<\/p>\n

In the midst of darkness, light persists.<\/p>\n

–Mahatma Gandhi. 1869-1948. (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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The dog, to gain some private ends,<\/p>\n

went mad, and bit the man.<\/p>\n

–Oliver Goldsmith. 1728-1774<\/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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When someone–two–emerged<\/p>

from the other side of the woods,<\/p>

the canines crept backward,<\/p>

back into the brush.<\/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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There,\u00a0<\/p>

what I had lost<\/p>

sixteen years ago,<\/p>

simply walked up to me,<\/p>

in tattered banana slippers<\/p>

and a worn-out burlap sack<\/p>

and with a new friend, no less.<\/p>

Both looking quite strangely flat.<\/p>

\u00a0<\/p>

They helped me to my feet, slowly.<\/p>

We limped and hobbled up the hillside,\u00a0<\/p>

upward until we crowned its peak,<\/p>

then tumbled into a safe, lush valley<\/p>

on the other side, a whole world away,<\/p>

into the vibrant spring super bloom, below<\/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 only thing sweeter than union is reunion.<\/p>\n

–Kathleen McGowna. 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

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Rejoice with your family in the<\/p>\n

beautiful land of life.<\/p>\n

Albert Einstein. 1879-1955.<\/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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May the roots of your family tree grow<\/p>\n

deep and strong.<\/p>\n

–Irish Blessing.<\/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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In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, <\/p>\n

the cement that binds closer together, and,<\/p>\n

the music that brings harmony.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/p>

Generations pass life leaves fall from our\u00a0<\/p>

family tree. Each season new life blossoms<\/p>

and grows benefiting from the strength and\u00a0<\/p>

experience of those who went before.<\/p>

–Heidi Swapp.<\/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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Tukayo?<\/p>

Wonderful.\u00a0<\/p>

Welcome.<\/span><\/p>

We will have<\/p>

endless fun, ahead,<\/p>

growing closely together.<\/p>

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Their joy was so obvious.<\/span><\/p>

With each tale they bashfully told,<\/p>

their affection for one another unfolded.<\/p>

Suddenly, they grew self-aware.<\/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 will never leave you alone–never again.<\/p>

We will nurture our, Wee!<\/em><\/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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Never alone, again.<\/p>

Never will be, never will be.<\/p>

Never, not with you returned to me.<\/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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I am\u00a0<\/span>so sorry<\/span> I left you alone.<\/span><\/p>

We need you; we need your help.<\/i><\/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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Slanu, you left in me one small cell of you\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

and I survived sixteen years because of you.<\/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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Tukayo took mine and Slanu’s hands.<\/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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Let us gift you more.<\/span><\/em><\/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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Together, none of us are alone.\u00a0
United, together we will be.<\/i>
Together, we extend our Wee.<\/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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Within Slanu and Tukayo, their glow grew<\/p>

Until it radiated beyond them and enveloped me.<\/p>

We laughed and peered toward the sky.<\/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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I can feel my new young spirit inside <\/i>me;\u00a0
<\/i>Slanu held her flat bell<\/i>y.
<\/span>Enriched, nourished and replenished.<\/i><\/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 glow grew intense; I felt warmth; I felt heat.<\/p>

Nourishing. Replenishing. Resplendent.<\/p>

For a moment we rose off the ground.<\/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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Slanu says to me,<\/span>
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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

We settle back down, anchored to the ground<\/i><\/p>

Our smiles break out into laughter.<\/span><\/p>

Our drained battery, recharged.<\/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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Our Creator has no limit.<\/em><\/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 Infinity has no limit.<\/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 love has no limit.<\/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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Before my eyes,<\/p>

Slanu takes form.<\/p>

Tukayo, too.<\/p>

Their colors return<\/span><\/p>

And they suddenly begin to fill-out.<\/p>

They grow. Sprout fingers and toes\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Snap, snap. snap.<\/span><\/p>

Ten, twenty, forty pops.<\/p>

Like tiny fireworks,<\/p>

As they emerge in new form,<\/span><\/p>

PLUS Tukayo’s new small bump.<\/p>

You have come into your own.<\/p>

Here, pride exceeds past loss.<\/p>

We laugh, cry, hug<\/p>

for a really long time;<\/p>

Sadness surrenders to 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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In pregnancy, there are two bodies, <\/p>\n

one inside the other.<\/p>\n

Two people live under one skin.<\/p>\n

When so much of life is dedicated to <\/p>\n

maintaining our integrity as distinct beings,<\/p>\n

this body tandem is an uncanny fact.<\/p>\n

–Joan Raphael-Leff. Born 1941.<\/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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If I had my life to live over again,<\/p>\n

instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, <\/p>\n

I’d have cherished every moment and realized <\/p>\n

that the wonderment growing inside me was the <\/p>\n

only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.<\/p>\n

–Erma Bombeck. 1927-1996.<\/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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To be pregnant is to be vitally alive,<\/p>\n

thoroughly woman,<\/p>\n

and distressingly inhabited.<\/p>\n

–Anne Christian Buchanan.<\/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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So much awaits you.<\/p>

So much for you to do.<\/p>

So much for you to see.<\/p>

Improving our world.<\/p>

Here, there, everywhere.<\/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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I now have three to fill the place of one.<\/span><\/p>

Thrice the spirit. Thrice the fun.<\/p>

Who could ask for anything more?<\/p>

Your courage to embrace love honors us\u00a0<\/p>

and signs your covenant with our Creator.<\/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 no right or wrong way to be pregnant,<\/p>\n

to become a mother, to make a family.<\/p>\n

There is only one way–your way,<\/p>\n

which will inevitably be filled with tears, mistakes, doubt,<\/p>\n

but also joy, relief, triumph, and love.<\/p>\n

–Angela Garbes.<\/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 point in history at which we stand is full of<\/p>\n

promise and danger. The world will either move <\/p>\n

forward toward unity and widely shared prosperity<\/p>\n

–or it will move apart.<\/p>\n

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The purpose of life is not to be happy,<\/p>\n

It is to be useful, honorable, compassionate<\/p>\n

and to make a difference.<\/p>\n

–Ralph Waldo Emmerson, 1838. 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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\u00a0<\/p>

Upon our reunion,<\/p>

In our new-found forms,<\/p>

my long-lost Slanu back,<\/p>

enhanced by you, Tukayo.<\/p>

Double count,<\/p>

Triple count,<\/p>

Quadrupled<\/p>

in our newly formed Wee.<\/p>

We celebrate, drink and gulp<\/p>

from Tukayo’s flask,<\/p>

filled with life’s nectar.<\/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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Oh, how I love tasting!<\/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 did not know how much I missed it!<\/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 hope returns<\/p>

and intention changes,<\/p>

as does this tale’s forecast.<\/p>

I ask, Now show us your creations.<\/span><\/p>

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Not long after, we begin to make sense of it all.<\/span><\/p>

We labor to compare and decipher our stories.<\/p>

We realize the shadows of sounds and images<\/p>

that we saw and heard while divided<\/p>

were our respective perceptions<\/p>

of one another in splintered,<\/p>

out-of-phase time,<\/p>

and place.<\/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 live without hope is to cease to live.<\/p>\n

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If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton,<\/p>\n

you may as well make it dance.<\/p>\n

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In every conceivable manner, the family<\/p>\n

is the link to our past, bridge to our future.<\/p>\n

–Alex Haley. 1921-1992.<\/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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We need to add to the three R’s, <\/p>\n

Reading, Riting, ‘Rithmatic, <\/p>\n

a fourth–Responsibility.<\/p>\n

–Herbert Hoover, 31st U.S. President, 1929-33.<\/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 realize our reunion is rare.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our survival compels us<\/p>\n

to share our journeys<\/p>\n

so you, too, <\/p>\n

can know<\/p>\n

it is true.<\/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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I know this is not done.\u00a0<\/p>

It may be unfinished\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

but we must share now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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You have seen\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Slanu and Tukayo’s imported contributions.<\/span><\/p>

The cairns mark energenic fields:<\/span><\/p>

good-will, compassion,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

personal and social strength\u00a0<\/span>and duty:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

all that yields insight and access to\u00a0<\/span>democracy.<\/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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What can you do to promote world peace?<\/p>\n

Go home and love your family.<\/p>\n

–Mother Teresa. 1910-1997.<\/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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What greater thing is there for human souls <\/p>\n

than to feel that they are joined for life–<\/p>\n

to be with each other in silent unspeakable<\/p>\n

memmories.<\/p>\n

–George Elliot. 1819-1880. <\/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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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all<\/p>\n

men are created equal, that they are endowed by<\/p>\n

their Creator with certain inalienable rights,<\/p>\n

among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of <\/p>\n

happiness, that to secure these rights governments<\/p>\n

are instituted among men.<\/p>\n

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We will bring ourselves together;<\/p>\n

we will reunite, plus one<\/p>\n

–Two–<\/p>\n

and share it with you,<\/p>\n

here, online.<\/p>\n

In return, we ask<\/p>\n

Something from you:<\/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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For all of us to live in Unity<\/p>\n

in the human biome,<\/p>\n

the fertile, safe realm<\/p>\n

in which variety and differences<\/p>\n

can coexist<\/p>\n

in Peace,<\/p>\n

the Apex of our Politics,<\/p>\n


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YOU must extend this map;<\/p>\n

depict Y~our journey that brought <\/p>\n

all of us–together–all of us–in our<\/p>\n

continuing journey toward justice tour.<\/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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Peace is not the absence of conflict, <\/p>

it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.<\/span><\/p>\n

–Ronald Regan. 40th U.S. President. 1911-1981.<\/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 strength lies in spiritual concepts.<\/p>\n

It lies in public sensitivities to evil.<\/p>\n

Our greatest danger is not from invading armies.<\/p>\n

Our dangers are that we may commit suicide from within <\/p>\n

by compliance with evil, or, by public tolerance of <\/p>\n

scandalous behavior.<\/p>\n

–Herbert Hoover, 31st U.S. President, 1929-33.<\/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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I believe in the power of unity <\/p>\n

and the strength of the people.<\/p>\n

Laughter has the ability to unite people, <\/p>\n

and that is something we desperately need.<\/p>\n

I am not a politician, I am a servant of the people.<\/p>\n

I stand for equality and equal opportunity of all.<\/p>\n


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I need ammunition, not a ride.<\/p>\n

–Volodymyr Zelensky. Born 1978.<\/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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Please accept our invitation to add to\u00a0<\/p>

and expand\u00a0this open story,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

share your images, inspirations, thoughts,<\/span><\/p>

authentically, creatively, respectfully.<\/span><\/p>

Just make it, make it real and make us feel!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

We promise you, you will lift us all up,<\/span><\/p>

extend and lead us across that bridge<\/span><\/p>

to our achievable peace.<\/span><\/p>

Now, go splunk.<\/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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The Red Nation shall rise again and it shall be a blessing for a sick world;<\/p>\n

a world filled with broken promises, selfishness, and separations;<\/p>\n

a world longing for the light again.<\/p>\n

I see a time of Seven Generations when all the colors of mankind <\/p>

will gather under the Sacred Tree of Life <\/p>\n

and the whole earth will become one circle again.<\/p>\n

In that day, there will be those among the Lakota who will carry <\/p>\n

knowledge and understanding of unity among all living things<\/p>\n

and the young white ones will come to those of my people and ask for this wisdom.<\/p>\n

I salute the light within your eyes where the whole Universe dwells.<\/p>\n

For when you are at that center within you and I am that place within me, we shall be one.<\/p>\n

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Our Future: Resurgence Chapter 12: Our Reunion & More Better & Stronger & One–Two–More Halfway away,\u00a0 filled with regret, an inch from death. The compass needle\u00a0 spun and spun and spun. erratically, frantically, chaotically, until it cracked the glass and sprung. \u00a0 Just then, time resumed, reviving the dominion dogs; snarling, snapping, spitting; the feared end had begun. The bitter tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone –Harriet Beecher Stowe. 1811-1896 In the midst of death, life persists. In the midst of untruth, truth persists. In the midst of darkness, light persists. –Mahatma Gandhi. 1869-1948. (A) The dog, to gain some private ends, went mad, and bit the man. –Oliver Goldsmith. 1728-1774 When someone–two–emerged from the other side of the woods, the canines crept backward, back into the brush. There,\u00a0 what I had lost sixteen years ago, simply walked up to me, in tattered banana slippers and a worn-out burlap sack and with a new friend, no less. Both looking quite strangely flat. \u00a0 They helped me to my feet, slowly. We limped and hobbled up the hillside,\u00a0 upward until we crowned its peak, then tumbled into a safe, lush valley on the other side, a whole world away, into the vibrant spring super bloom, below The only thing sweeter than union is reunion. –Kathleen McGowna. Born 1963. Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life. Albert Einstein. 1879-1955. May the roots of your family tree grow deep and strong. –Irish Blessing. In family life, love is the oil that eases friction,  the cement that binds closer together, and, the music that brings harmony. –Friedrich Nietzche. 1844-1900. \u00a0 Generations pass life leaves fall from our\u00a0 family tree. Each season new life blossoms and grows benefiting from the strength and\u00a0 experience of those who went before. –Heidi Swapp. Tukayo? Wonderful.\u00a0 Welcome. We will have endless fun, ahead, growing closely together. \u00a0 Their joy was so obvious. With each tale they bashfully told, their affection for one another unfolded. Suddenly, they grew self-aware. We will never leave you alone–never again. We will nurture our, Wee! Never alone, again. Never will be, never will be. Never, not with you returned to me. \u00a0 I am\u00a0so sorry I left you alone. We need you; we need your help. \u00a0 Slanu, you left in me one small cell of you\u00a0 and I survived sixteen years because of you. Tukayo took mine and Slanu’s hands. Let us gift you more. Together, none of us are alone.\u00a0United, together we will be.Together, we extend our Wee. \u00a0 Within Slanu and Tukayo, their glow grew Until it radiated beyond them and enveloped me. We laughed and peered toward the sky. I can feel my new young spirit inside me;\u00a0Slanu held her flat belly.Enriched, nourished and replenished. \u00a0 The glow grew intense; I felt warmth; I felt heat. Nourishing. Replenishing. Resplendent. For a moment we rose off the ground. Slanu says to me,You look a whole lot youngerthan you did a minute ago. \u00a0 We settle back down, anchored to the ground Our smiles break out into laughter. Our drained battery, recharged. Our Creator has no limit. Our Infinity has no limit. Our love has no limit. Before my eyes, Slanu takes form. Tukayo, too. Their colors return And they suddenly begin to fill-out. They grow. Sprout fingers and toes\u00a0 Snap, snap. snap. Ten, twenty, forty pops. Like tiny fireworks, As they emerge in new form, PLUS Tukayo’s new small bump. You have come into your own. Here, pride exceeds past loss. We laugh, cry, hug for a really long time; Sadness surrenders to joy. In pregnancy, there are two bodies,  one inside the other. Two people live under one skin. When so much of life is dedicated to  maintaining our integrity as distinct beings, this body tandem is an uncanny fact. –Joan Raphael-Leff. Born 1941. If I had my life to live over again, instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy,  I’d have cherished every moment and realized  that the wonderment growing inside me was the  only chance in life to assist God in a miracle. –Erma Bombeck. 1927-1996. To be pregnant is to be vitally alive, thoroughly woman, and distressingly inhabited. –Anne Christian Buchanan. \u00a0 So much awaits you. So much for you to do. So much for you to see. Improving our world. Here, there, everywhere. \u00a0 I now have three to fill the place of one. Thrice the spirit. Thrice the fun. Who could ask for anything more? Your courage to embrace love honors us\u00a0 and signs your covenant with our Creator. There is no right or wrong way to be pregnant, to become a mother, to make a family. There is only one way–your way, which will inevitably be filled with tears, mistakes, doubt, but also joy, relief, triumph, and love. –Angela Garbes. The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The world will either move  forward toward unity and widely shared prosperity –or it will move apart. –Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1882-1945. The purpose of life is not to be happy, It is to be useful, honorable, compassionate and to make a difference. –Ralph Waldo Emmerson, 1838. 1803-1882. \u00a0 Upon our reunion, In our new-found forms, my long-lost Slanu back, enhanced by you, Tukayo. Double count, Triple count, Quadrupled in our newly formed Wee. We celebrate, drink and gulp from Tukayo’s flask, filled with life’s nectar. Oh, how I love tasting! \u00a0 I did not know how much I missed it! My hope returns and intention changes, as does this tale’s forecast. I ask, Now show us your creations. \u00a0 Not long after, we begin to make sense of it all. We labor to compare and decipher our stories. We realize the shadows of sounds and images that we saw and heard while divided were our respective perceptions of one another in splintered, out-of-phase time, and place. 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