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mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 2h

#dont-let-them-steal-your-joy #sunflower #courage #inspire #slavaukraini #mobilize #50501 #no-kings-2 #october-18 #unity
#garrison-keillor #do-something
#catherine-pulsifer #take-action

mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 2h

A CONVERSATION

“ We all find ourselves in situations that seem hopeless. And we have the choice to do nothing or to take action. “
Catherine Pulsifer.

“Sometimes there is nothing you can do, and in those times, you must do something anyway.”
Garrison Keillor

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mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 1d

It flares up from the faintest ember to illuminate the darkness, to burn in spite of overwhelming odds.”
Karen Hesse

#dont-let-them-steal-your-joy #sunflower #courage #inspire #slavaukraini #mobilize #50501 #no-kings-2 #october-18 #unity
#sanjo-jendayi #karen-hesse
#flame #illuminate #darkness

mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 1d

A CONVERSATION

“When that light within begins to dim, fan the flame just enough to spark something.”
Sanjo Jendayi

“Sometimes, a flame can shrink and waver, but sometimes a flame refuses to go out.

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mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 2d

#daniel-hurst #brian-tracy #goal
#plan #change #flexibility

mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 2d

CONVERSATION

“If the plan doesn't work, change the plan but never the goal.”
Daniel Hurst

“Flexibility in a time of great change is a vital quality.”
Brian Tracy

#dont-let-them-steal-your-joy #sunflower #courage #inspire #slavaukraini #mobilize #50501 #no-kings-2 #october-18 #unity

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mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 3d

#omar-bradley #dante-alighieri
#set-your-course

mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 3d

CONVERSATION

“Set your course by the stars, not by the lights of every passing ship.”
General Omar Bradley

“My course is set for an uncharted sea.”
Dante Alighieri

#dont-let-them-steal-your-joy #sunflower #courage #inspire #slavaukraini #mobilize #50501 #no-kings-2 #october-18 #unity

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mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 4d

Leo Tolstoy

#dont-let-them-steal-your-joy #sunflower #courage #inspire #slavaukraini #mobilize #50501 #no-kings-2 #october-18 #unity
#oprah-winfrey #leo-tolstoy
#let-your-light-shine

mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 4d

CONVERSATION

“Let your light shine. Shine within you so that it can shine on someone else. Let your light shine.”
Oprah Winfrey

“Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands of other candles, so one heart illuminates another heart and can illuminate thousands of other hearts. “

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mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 5d

#dont-let-them-steal-your-joy #sunflower #courage #inspire #slavaukraini #mobilize #50501 #no-kings-2 #october-18 #unity
#gerry-spence #albert-einstein
#open-mind

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mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 5d

CONVERSATION

“I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.”
Gerry Spence

“The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original size.”
Albert Einstein

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mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 6d

Laughter is a force for Democracy.”
John Cleese

#dont-let-them-steal-your-joy #sunflower #courage #inspire #slavaukraini #mobilize #50501 #no-kings-2 #october-18 #unity
#john-cleese #margarita-engle
#laughter #democracy #joy

mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 6d

CONVERSATION

“Joy and truth both have a way of peeking through any dark curtain. “
Margarita Engle.

“Laughter connects you with people. It is almost impossible to maintain any kind of distance or any sense of social hierarchy when you are just howling with laughter.

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mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 7d

#dont-let-them-steal-your-joy #sunflower #courage #inspire #slavaukraini #mobilize #50501 #no-kings-2 #october-18 #unity
#kara-goucher #neil-patel
#progress #dont-look-back

mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 7d

A CONVERSATION

“Progress is rarely a straight line. There are always bumps in the road, but you can make the choice to keep looking ahead.”
Kara Goucher

“Don't look back and ask, Why? Look ahead and ask, Why not?”
Neil Patel

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mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 8d

#dont-let-them-steal-your-joy #sunflower #courage #inspire #slavaukraini #mobilize #50501 #no-kings-2 #october-18 #unity
#margaret-peters #time #silence
#martin-luther-king

mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 8d

A CONVERSATION

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
Martin Luther King

“Time has a wonderful way of showing us what really matters.”
Margaret Peters

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mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 9d

#dont-let-them-steal-your-joy #sunflower #courage #inspire #slavaukraini #mobilize #50501 #no-kings-2 #october-18 #unity #community #light #truth #candle
#mirror #edith-wharton #reflect #spread-light #james-russell-lowell

mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 9d

A CONVERSATION

“Light is the symbol of truth.”
James Russell Lowell

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be a candle or a mirror that reflects it.”
Edith Wharton

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mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 10d

#hope #think #save-the-planet
#dont-lose-hope #do-something
#dont-let-them-steal-your-joy #sunflower #courage #inspire #slavaukraini #mobilize #50501 #no-kings-2 #october-18 #unity

mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 10d

“Don’t lose hope. If you lose hope, you become apathetic and do nothing. And if you want to save what is still beautiful in this world - if you want to save the planet for future generations, your grandchildren, their grandchildren - then think about the actions you take each day.”
Jane Goodall

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mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 11d

It is the determined choice of trust over cynicism, of community over chaos.”
George W. Bush

#dont-let-them-steal-your-joy #sunflower #courage #inspire #slavaukraini #mobilize #50501 #no-kings-2 #october-18 #unity
#steve-maraboli #civility #veil
#george-w-bush #trust #community

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mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 11d

A CONVERSATION

“Times like these always reveal that the veil of civility is thinner than we thought... but that the hearts of good people are greater than we imagined.”
Steve Maraboli

“Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment.

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mccnjz.bsky.social @mccnjz.bsky.social · 12d

#father-michael-pfleger