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“our task is to think and act more collectively while supporting the freedom of the individual. to standardize the humane treatment of all people. to expand our idea of human rights to include economic empowerment. to dream and act big. to be the leaders we wish existed. we have the power to reorganize the world and make compassion structural.” clock that

“the forces of racism and heteropatriarchy exist on the interpersonal and structural level. they impact our institutions and insidiously slow down the flow of compassion in our minds.”

real

“the deepest bonds are held together by a bridge of honesty. real love holds space for vulnerability, a place where we can be open, raw, and even share parts of ourselves that are not fully formed but are ready to be expressed.” !!!!!

“if we do not address our accumulated subconscious patterns, they will simply remain there, always affecting how we think, speak, and act. our accumulated wounds
and conditioning will restrict our flexibility and cause us to get stuck in a loop that continues repeating the past.” wow… 30 minutes of having a conversation with someone (a stranger) changed my perception of this… the phrase and the book…

“in reality, the past is constantly pushing itself into the present, inclining us toward replicating old emotions and thoughts. the insistence of our mental past gives us little room to decide for ourselves how we actually want to feel. the past does not take into account how things truly are.”
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“the self-awareness needed to stop causing ourselves and others harm is not just about knowing our own inner mechanics, our trauma, the moments when we are projecting, or how our reactions impact our perceptions. it is also about taking the time to understand what society has encoded in our minds without our explicit permission.”
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