I want to share that I am heartbroken about love and if you’re even a little
about love and if you’re even a little
about love and if you’re even a little bit like me and I’m guessing that you
bit like me and I’m guessing that you
bit like me and I’m guessing that you are if you’re interested in the idea of
are if you’re interested in the idea of
are if you’re interested in the idea of practicing change then you have this
practicing change then you have this
practicing change then you have this general sense that love is important on
general sense that love is important on
general sense that love is important on the other hand you may have a vague
the other hand you may have a vague
the other hand you may have a vague gnawing suspicion that that might not be
gnawing suspicion that that might not be
gnawing suspicion that that might not be true
true
true why because given the state of the world
why because given the state of the world
why because given the state of the world around us the evidence for love doesn’t
around us the evidence for love doesn’t
around us the evidence for love doesn’t exactly bear out if love were so potent
exactly bear out if love were so potent
exactly bear out if love were so potent what are we to believe that the people
what are we to believe that the people
what are we to believe that the people around us are just not loving we don’t
around us are just not loving we don’t
around us are just not loving we don’t tend to think that about the people that
tend to think that about the people that
tend to think that about the people that we like and we feel good about and
we like and we feel good about and
we like and we feel good about and especially the ones that make us feel
especially the ones that make us feel
especially the ones that make us feel good we get that nice warm fuzzy feeling
good we get that nice warm fuzzy feeling
good we get that nice warm fuzzy feeling in our belly or sometimes other places
in our belly or sometimes other places
in our belly or sometimes other places when we like someone but when it comes
when we like someone but when it comes
when we like someone but when it comes to those others when we don’t actually
to those others when we don’t actually
to those others when we don’t actually get those people we can think they’re
get those people we can think they’re
get those people we can think they’re not loving and then we don’t have to
not loving and then we don’t have to
not loving and then we don’t have to actually give them love so that doesn’t
actually give them love so that doesn’t
actually give them love so that doesn’t make us loving does it it’s all very
make us loving does it it’s all very
make us loving does it it’s all very confusing the problem is is that the
confusing the problem is is that the
confusing the problem is is that the business of changing the world requires
business of changing the world requires
business of changing the world requires more of us than that so one day I got
more of us than that so one day I got
more of us than that so one day I got interested in what is it that happened
interested in what is it that happened
interested in what is it that happened to my sense of love or in the famous
to my sense of love or in the famous
to my sense of love or in the famous words of Tina Turner what’s love got to
words of Tina Turner what’s love got to
words of Tina Turner what’s love got to do with it when I was around 8 years old
do with it when I was around 8 years old
do with it when I was around 8 years old we left the place that I considered the
we left the place that I considered the
we left the place that I considered the golden years of my youth it was left
golden years of my youth it was left
golden years of my youth it was left Reich City right there in Queens New
Reich City right there in Queens New
Reich City right there in Queens New York it was kind of a United Nations of
York it was kind of a United Nations of
York it was kind of a United Nations of people from different countries
people from different countries
people from different countries different ethnicities they spoke
different ethnicities they spoke
different ethnicities they spoke different languages and they practice
different languages and they practice
different languages and they practice different religions we were Chinese and
different religions we were Chinese and
different religions we were Chinese and Moroccan South Asian black Latino white
Moroccan South Asian black Latino white
Moroccan South Asian black Latino white and everything in between
and everything in between
and everything in between we were really different and it was
we were really different and it was
we were really different and it was fantastic but love called my dad so off
fantastic but love called my dad so off
fantastic but love called my dad so off we went to Flatbush Brooklyn which was
we went to Flatbush Brooklyn which was
we went to Flatbush Brooklyn which was an entirely different world from the one
an entirely different world from the one
an entirely different world from the one that I had grown up in we came from
that I had grown up in we came from
that I had grown up in we came from across the Diaspora but racially
across the Diaspora but racially
across the Diaspora but racially speaking we were black so we were
speaking we were black so we were
speaking we were black so we were supposed to be the same but I felt alone
supposed to be the same but I felt alone
supposed to be the same but I felt alone I was the latchkey kid on most evenings
I was the latchkey kid on most evenings
I was the latchkey kid on most evenings no one was home until at least 6:30 but
no one was home until at least 6:30 but
no one was home until at least 6:30 but we had a very kind doorman he was an
we had a very kind doorman he was an
we had a very kind doorman he was an older man I remember he had graying hair
older man I remember he had graying hair
older man I remember he had graying hair and kind eyes and he always had a ready
and kind eyes and he always had a ready
and kind eyes and he always had a ready smile he was helpful carrying bags
smile he was helpful carrying bags
smile he was helpful carrying bags opening the elevator for me when I
opening the elevator for me when I
opening the elevator for me when I needed to go to the laundry in the
needed to go to the laundry in the
needed to go to the laundry in the basement
basement
basement one day I needed to do that and so the
one day I needed to do that and so the
one day I needed to do that and so the doorman rode down in the elevator with
doorman rode down in the elevator with
doorman rode down in the elevator with me as he often did and so I didn’t think
me as he often did and so I didn’t think
me as he often did and so I didn’t think anything of it our laundry room was busy
anything of it our laundry room was busy
anything of it our laundry room was busy and so he led me to the other side so we
and so he led me to the other side so we
and so he led me to the other side so we could see if that one was free on the
could see if that one was free on the
could see if that one was free on the way back we abruptly turned into a room
way back we abruptly turned into a room
way back we abruptly turned into a room that was dimly lit with a naked bulb
that was dimly lit with a naked bulb
that was dimly lit with a naked bulb over a single mattress the kind doorman
over a single mattress the kind doorman
over a single mattress the kind doorman pulled my hand that I don’t even
pulled my hand that I don’t even
pulled my hand that I don’t even remember him taking in his and put it in
remember him taking in his and put it in
remember him taking in his and put it in places that he’d never should have known
places that he’d never should have known
places that he’d never should have known he said that we were friends he told me
he said that we were friends he told me
he said that we were friends he told me that he loved me and because of this
that he loved me and because of this
that he loved me and because of this love I should never ever share that
love I should never ever share that
love I should never ever share that secret place I left confused and
secret place I left confused and
secret place I left confused and conflicted but every it was love and
conflicted but every it was love and
conflicted but every it was love and everyone wanted that right so I grew up
everyone wanted that right so I grew up
everyone wanted that right so I grew up in my adult years with the whole idea of
in my adult years with the whole idea of
in my adult years with the whole idea of love being one that felt muddy fraught
love being one that felt muddy fraught
love being one that felt muddy fraught full of suspicion
I had that experience and other ones
I had that experience and other ones that were domination control ego and
that were domination control ego and
that were domination control ego and aggression passed off as love you can
aggression passed off as love you can
aggression passed off as love you can understand why I took this into my adult
understand why I took this into my adult
understand why I took this into my adult years
by let’s say the year 2000 I was a
by let’s say the year 2000 I was a committed activist but it was starting
committed activist but it was starting
committed activist but it was starting to take its toll because we were driving
to take its toll because we were driving
to take its toll because we were driving with anger we were burning out and our
with anger we were burning out and our
with anger we were burning out and our path was unsustainable so I started to
path was unsustainable so I started to
path was unsustainable so I started to think to myself what would happen if the
think to myself what would happen if the
think to myself what would happen if the movements that we were a part of were
movements that we were a part of were
movements that we were a part of were grounded in stillness and what would
grounded in stillness and what would
grounded in stillness and what would that mean for me because at this point I
that mean for me because at this point I
that mean for me because at this point I looked across the divide on the one hand
looked across the divide on the one hand
looked across the divide on the one hand at the people with a Bible in their hand
at the people with a Bible in their hand
at the people with a Bible in their hand and a shotgun in the other the ones that
and a shotgun in the other the ones that
and a shotgun in the other the ones that wanted to make America great again
wanted to make America great again
wanted to make America great again knowing that that America never included
knowing that that America never included
knowing that that America never included me and on the other hand on the other
me and on the other hand on the other
me and on the other hand on the other divide I looked at the people with their
divide I looked at the people with their
divide I looked at the people with their yoga mats and their meditation cushions
yoga mats and their meditation cushions
yoga mats and their meditation cushions oming down there bottled water
oming down there bottled water
oming down there bottled water [Music]
[Music]
[Music] professing love for all of humanity but
professing love for all of humanity but
professing love for all of humanity but they couldn’t even look me and my
they couldn’t even look me and my
they couldn’t even look me and my brothers in the eye but I looked into
brothers in the eye but I looked into
brothers in the eye but I looked into this meditation I even got my own
this meditation I even got my own
this meditation I even got my own cushion and eventually I wrote a book
cushion and eventually I wrote a book
cushion and eventually I wrote a book about this idea well fast-forward and
about this idea well fast-forward and
about this idea well fast-forward and shortly after that I read another book
shortly after that I read another book
shortly after that I read another book and it was called all about love by bell
and it was called all about love by bell
and it was called all about love by bell hooks it explored the idea of the
hooks it explored the idea of the
hooks it explored the idea of the importance of love in our society and
importance of love in our society and
importance of love in our society and since in my meditation practice I had
since in my meditation practice I had
since in my meditation practice I had already discovered that you didn’t
already discovered that you didn’t
already discovered that you didn’t actually have to like people in order to
actually have to like people in order to
actually have to like people in order to love them something that Bell said stuck
love them something that Bell said stuck
love them something that Bell said stuck with me she said the fact that our
with me she said the fact that our
with me she said the fact that our society does not have a shared meaning
society does not have a shared meaning
society does not have a shared meaning of love
of love
of love is what confuses us and causes us to be
is what confuses us and causes us to be
is what confuses us and causes us to be have the act of actually loving be so
have the act of actually loving be so
have the act of actually loving be so mystifying so I took that with me
mystifying so I took that with me
mystifying so I took that with me realizing that from the experiences that
realizing that from the experiences that
realizing that from the experiences that I had that when I was a child that my
I had that when I was a child that my
I had that when I was a child that my sense of love my heart had been broken
sense of love my heart had been broken
sense of love my heart had been broken and my sense of love had been broken and
and my sense of love had been broken and
and my sense of love had been broken and Belle’s work deeply affected me so I
Belle’s work deeply affected me so I
Belle’s work deeply affected me so I looked further into it what I discovered
looked further into it what I discovered
looked further into it what I discovered is that we wouldn’t we needed a kind of
is that we wouldn’t we needed a kind of
is that we wouldn’t we needed a kind of practice that would be immediately
practice that would be immediately
practice that would be immediately graspable for more people meditation was
graspable for more people meditation was
graspable for more people meditation was powerful but not enough people were
powerful but not enough people were
powerful but not enough people were actually moving to that practice so in
actually moving to that practice so in
actually moving to that practice so in my search for something that everyone
my search for something that everyone
my search for something that everyone could actually access immediately
could actually access immediately
could actually access immediately because it is the Twitter age after all
because it is the Twitter age after all
because it is the Twitter age after all I found this practice first passed to me
I found this practice first passed to me
I found this practice first passed to me by Wendy Palmer who’s a powerful teacher
by Wendy Palmer who’s a powerful teacher
by Wendy Palmer who’s a powerful teacher of embodiment
of embodiment
of embodiment I’ve been tweaking it for about 15 years
I’ve been tweaking it for about 15 years
I’ve been tweaking it for about 15 years so I’d like to share it with you can we
so I’d like to share it with you can we
so I’d like to share it with you can we do that okay so if we have a moment and
do that okay so if we have a moment and
do that okay so if we have a moment and everyone will stand up and find a
everyone will stand up and find a
everyone will stand up and find a partner so you’re gonna stand side by
partner so you’re gonna stand side by
partner so you’re gonna stand side by side with your partner not not facing
side with your partner not not facing
side with your partner not not facing them but side by side and I’d like to
them but side by side and I’d like to
them but side by side and I’d like to list like you to listen to these
list like you to listen to these
list like you to listen to these instructions what you’re gonna do is
instructions what you’re gonna do is
instructions what you’re gonna do is you’re gonna place your hand on the side
you’re gonna place your hand on the side
you’re gonna place your hand on the side of your partner’s shoulder not on the
of your partner’s shoulder not on the
of your partner’s shoulder not on the top but on the side so I’d like you to
top but on the side so I’d like you to
top but on the side so I’d like you to first get permission from each other to
first get permission from each other to
first get permission from each other to be in contact
okay great right on the side so those of
okay great right on the side so those of you that have the short hair are going
you that have the short hair are going
you that have the short hair are going to apply pressure first so place your
to apply pressure first so place your
to apply pressure first so place your hand on the side of your partner and
hand on the side of your partner and
hand on the side of your partner and begin with steady even pressure slow and
begin with steady even pressure slow and
begin with steady even pressure slow and even you’re going to keep giving
even you’re going to keep giving
even you’re going to keep giving pressure until your partner has had
pressure until your partner has had
pressure until your partner has had enough and you know within you when
enough and you know within you when
enough and you know within you when you’ve had enough because you’ll feel on
you’ve had enough because you’ll feel on
you’ve had enough because you’ll feel on your edge and a little bit out of
your edge and a little bit out of
your edge and a little bit out of control when your partner nods their
control when your partner nods their
control when your partner nods their head they’ve had enough
head they’ve had enough
head they’ve had enough so go ahead apply pressure and when they
so go ahead apply pressure and when they
so go ahead apply pressure and when they nod their head what I want you to do is
nod their head what I want you to do is
nod their head what I want you to do is to simply keep the pressure there don’t
to simply keep the pressure there don’t
to simply keep the pressure there don’t add any and don’t take any away okay so
add any and don’t take any away okay so
add any and don’t take any away okay so those of you receiving the pressure your
those of you receiving the pressure your
those of you receiving the pressure your job is to simply notice what your
job is to simply notice what your
job is to simply notice what your experience is what’s happening for you
experience is what’s happening for you
experience is what’s happening for you at this moment what’s going up on in
at this moment what’s going up on in
at this moment what’s going up on in your jaw your belly how are your
your jaw your belly how are your
your jaw your belly how are your buttocks your legs what about the
buttocks your legs what about the
buttocks your legs what about the quality of the room and the temperature
quality of the room and the temperature
quality of the room and the temperature notice if anything has changed for you
when you’ve had enough information I’d
when you’ve had enough information I’d like you to nod your head again and
like you to nod your head again and
like you to nod your head again and release the pressure now those of you
release the pressure now those of you
release the pressure now those of you that were pushing your job is just to
that were pushing your job is just to
that were pushing your job is just to remember what your experience was like
remember what your experience was like
remember what your experience was like when you applied pressure to the person
when you applied pressure to the person
when you applied pressure to the person now what we’re gonna do is for the sake
now what we’re gonna do is for the sake
now what we’re gonna do is for the sake of time we’ll do this again the person
of time we’ll do this again the person
of time we’ll do this again the person is going to apply pressure again I’m
is going to apply pressure again I’m
is going to apply pressure again I’m gonna give you some instructions that
gonna give you some instructions that
gonna give you some instructions that I’d like you to follow along so short
I’d like you to follow along so short
I’d like you to follow along so short here people go ahead and place your hand
here people go ahead and place your hand
here people go ahead and place your hand on the side of the person shoulder just
on the side of the person shoulder just
on the side of the person shoulder just one person is placing at a time there
one person is placing at a time there
one person is placing at a time there you go
and begin to apply steady even pressure
and begin to apply steady even pressure keep going steady and even until your
keep going steady and even until your
keep going steady and even until your partner has had enough indicating that
partner has had enough indicating that
partner has had enough indicating that by nodding your head and now that you’ve
by nodding your head and now that you’ve
by nodding your head and now that you’ve had enough what I want you to do is hear
had enough what I want you to do is hear
had enough what I want you to do is hear this those of you receiving the pressure
this those of you receiving the pressure
this those of you receiving the pressure begin by feeling your feet rooting into
begin by feeling your feet rooting into
begin by feeling your feet rooting into the earth and feeling your seat bring
the earth and feeling your seat bring
the earth and feeling your seat bring your pelvis even with the floor locate
your pelvis even with the floor locate
your pelvis even with the floor locate yourself in the room on an out breath
yourself in the room on an out breath
yourself in the room on an out breath extend your crown to the sky and lift
extend your crown to the sky and lift
extend your crown to the sky and lift your heels up off the floor and bring
your heels up off the floor and bring
your heels up off the floor and bring your feet directly underneath you if
your feet directly underneath you if
your feet directly underneath you if they’re not already on an in-breath draw
they’re not already on an in-breath draw
they’re not already on an in-breath draw your shoulders up and on the out-breath
your shoulders up and on the out-breath
your shoulders up and on the out-breath full roll them out again feel the full
full roll them out again feel the full
full roll them out again feel the full expanse of your chest open and exposed
expanse of your chest open and exposed
expanse of your chest open and exposed in your heart space in your length you
in your heart space in your length you
in your heart space in your length you feel a sense of inherent dignity
feel a sense of inherent dignity
feel a sense of inherent dignity what inherent means is that it cannot be
what inherent means is that it cannot be
what inherent means is that it cannot be given to you therefore it cannot be
given to you therefore it cannot be
given to you therefore it cannot be taken away in your width I want you to
taken away in your width I want you to
taken away in your width I want you to feel your sense of relationship by
feel your sense of relationship by
feel your sense of relationship by including the space and then the person
including the space and then the person
including the space and then the person next to you on either side now take
next to you on either side now take
next to you on either side now take awareness of your front body and your
awareness of your front body and your
awareness of your front body and your back body all the way through eyes on
back body all the way through eyes on
back body all the way through eyes on the horizon notice the generations in
the horizon notice the generations in
the horizon notice the generations in front of you and feel your ancestors
front of you and feel your ancestors
front of you and feel your ancestors behind
with a strong back and soft belly take
with a strong back and soft belly take up the space that is yours in your depth
finally I want you to drop your
finally I want you to drop your attention and your center of gravity
attention and your center of gravity
attention and your center of gravity down into your belly connect to what
down into your belly connect to what
down into your belly connect to what matters you don’t have to save the world
matters you don’t have to save the world
matters you don’t have to save the world just connect to what matters to you
from that place as you’re willing invite
from that place as you’re willing invite a little bit more pressure and notice
a little bit more pressure and notice
a little bit more pressure and notice how that feels
those of you offering the pressure
those of you offering the pressure notice what that feels like for you
and as you’re ready release turn thank
and as you’re ready release turn thank your partner
your partner
your partner and while you’re still standing I just
and while you’re still standing I just
and while you’re still standing I just want to take a little bit of feedback
want to take a little bit of feedback
want to take a little bit of feedback let me know how that was for you in one
let me know how that was for you in one
let me know how that was for you in one or two words just a few words
grounding connecting encompassing
grounding connecting encompassing expansive what was the first time like
resisting and vulnerable so please take
resisting and vulnerable so please take your seats
your seats
your seats so what I’d like you to take notice of
so what I’d like you to take notice of
so what I’d like you to take notice of is how much changed out there when you
is how much changed out there when you
is how much changed out there when you change you’re in here often we have this
change you’re in here often we have this
change you’re in here often we have this sense that everything that we have to do
sense that everything that we have to do
sense that everything that we have to do in order to change the world in order to
in order to change the world in order to
in order to change the world in order to disrupt the systems that would have us
disrupt the systems that would have us
disrupt the systems that would have us not love each other across lines of
not love each other across lines of
not love each other across lines of difference and even across lines of
difference and even across lines of
difference and even across lines of sameness has to do with what we have to
sameness has to do with what we have to
sameness has to do with what we have to do out there but these practices have
do out there but these practices have
do out there but these practices have the capacity to disrupt the disconnect
the capacity to disrupt the disconnect
the capacity to disrupt the disconnect that lives inside of us and I promise
that lives inside of us and I promise
that lives inside of us and I promise you that no matter how much you want to
you that no matter how much you want to
you that no matter how much you want to believe in the power of love as long as
believe in the power of love as long as
believe in the power of love as long as that separation that disconnect lives
that separation that disconnect lives
that separation that disconnect lives inside of you you will continue to
inside of you you will continue to
inside of you you will continue to uphold structures of division and
uphold structures of division and
uphold structures of division and separation unconsciously or you’ll
separation unconsciously or you’ll
separation unconsciously or you’ll simply learn to ignore them so it turns
simply learn to ignore them so it turns
simply learn to ignore them so it turns out that justice is actually a practice
out that justice is actually a practice
out that justice is actually a practice it can be measured equity can be
it can be measured equity can be
it can be measured equity can be measured fairness stability connection
measured fairness stability connection
measured fairness stability connection can be felt
so for you understand when I say that I
so for you understand when I say that I don’t want your love I want justice I
don’t want your love I want justice I
don’t want your love I want justice I want justice for the women who have born
want justice for the women who have born
want justice for the women who have born and raised children throughout time in
and raised children throughout time in
and raised children throughout time in our society and their labor has gone
our society and their labor has gone
our society and their labor has gone unpaid and underappreciated and this has
unpaid and underappreciated and this has
unpaid and underappreciated and this has been the single most single hindrance of
been the single most single hindrance of
been the single most single hindrance of having a just society I want justice for
having a just society I want justice for
having a just society I want justice for the women that choose to not bear
the women that choose to not bear
the women that choose to not bear children and instead bring their
children and instead bring their
children and instead bring their creative lifeforce to the workplace to
creative lifeforce to the workplace to
creative lifeforce to the workplace to the artistic sphere to problem solving
the artistic sphere to problem solving
the artistic sphere to problem solving the most intractable challenges of our
the most intractable challenges of our
the most intractable challenges of our world I want them to have equal pay for
world I want them to have equal pay for
world I want them to have equal pay for their equal work and not have to choose
their equal work and not have to choose
their equal work and not have to choose between opportunity and their dignity
between opportunity and their dignity
between opportunity and their dignity I don’t want your love I want justice
I don’t want your love I want justice
I don’t want your love I want justice for the people that live in poverty I
for the people that live in poverty I
for the people that live in poverty I want you to recognize that that is an
want you to recognize that that is an
want you to recognize that that is an indication of our society’s impoverished
indication of our society’s impoverished
indication of our society’s impoverished imagination but that the people
imagination but that the people
imagination but that the people themselves are storehouses of richness
themselves are storehouses of richness
themselves are storehouses of richness of resilience love and many many but
of resilience love and many many but
of resilience love and many many but many other qualities that we need in our
many other qualities that we need in our
many other qualities that we need in our society I don’t want your love I want
society I don’t want your love I want
society I don’t want your love I want justice for the people of different
justice for the people of different
justice for the people of different ethnicities cultures and religions that
ethnicities cultures and religions that
ethnicities cultures and religions that have always been the lifeblood of this
have always been the lifeblood of this
have always been the lifeblood of this nation and the engines of our success I
nation and the engines of our success I
nation and the engines of our success I want treaties restored
want treaties restored
want treaties restored I want undocumented people to be
I want undocumented people to be
I want undocumented people to be recognized for the fact that the borders
recognized for the fact that the borders
recognized for the fact that the borders cross them 160 years ago I want life
cross them 160 years ago I want life
cross them 160 years ago I want life liberty and the pursuit of happiness to
liberty and the pursuit of happiness to
liberty and the pursuit of happiness to extend equally to all peoples so that
extend equally to all peoples so that
extend equally to all peoples so that Muslims can eat Pray Love and dress as
Muslims can eat Pray Love and dress as
Muslims can eat Pray Love and dress as they choose I don’t want your love I
they choose I don’t want your love I
they choose I don’t want your love I want justice for the millions of black
want justice for the millions of black
want justice for the millions of black people that are compelled to live in a
people that are compelled to live in a
people that are compelled to live in a heightened sense of danger the threat to
heightened sense of danger the threat to
heightened sense of danger the threat to our lives which do matter being very
our lives which do matter being very
our lives which do matter being very real I want reparations for the one
real I want reparations for the one
real I want reparations for the one trillion dollars of unpaid labor over
trillion dollars of unpaid labor over
trillion dollars of unpaid labor over 400 years and is the major ground their
400 years and is the major ground their
400 years and is the major ground their major underpinning of the economic
major underpinning of the economic
major underpinning of the economic dominance of this nation I don’t need
dominance of this nation I don’t need
dominance of this nation I don’t need your love but I must must have justice
your love but I must must have justice
your love but I must must have justice for the girl and boy children that have
for the girl and boy children that have
for the girl and boy children that have the divine right to grow up with their
the divine right to grow up with their
the divine right to grow up with their innocence intact to never ever have to
innocence intact to never ever have to
innocence intact to never ever have to believe that an offer of love is
believe that an offer of love is
believe that an offer of love is something that they should be suspect of
something that they should be suspect of
something that they should be suspect of I want to end to the patriarchy that
I want to end to the patriarchy that
I want to end to the patriarchy that tells girls to be careful
tells girls to be careful
tells girls to be careful and boys to be men and in the process
and boys to be men and in the process
and boys to be men and in the process undermines our unabashed commitment to
undermines our unabashed commitment to
undermines our unabashed commitment to love as something that inspires our
love as something that inspires our
love as something that inspires our brings us into connection and tethers
brings us into connection and tethers
brings us into connection and tethers our heart to justice for all
our heart to justice for all
our heart to justice for all most of all I want justice for you and
most of all I want justice for you and
most of all I want justice for you and you and you that you may find those
you and you that you may find those
you and you that you may find those spaces inside of you that are
spaces inside of you that are
spaces inside of you that are unacknowledged unhealed unloved and have
unacknowledged unhealed unloved and have
unacknowledged unhealed unloved and have a practice in which you deepen and
a practice in which you deepen and
a practice in which you deepen and reconnect those places so you can see
reconnect those places so you can see
reconnect those places so you can see why I have been heartbroken about love
why I have been heartbroken about love
why I have been heartbroken about love does that mean that we should give up on
does that mean that we should give up on
does that mean that we should give up on it
it
it no but what I’m betting is that when we
no but what I’m betting is that when we
no but what I’m betting is that when we have the opportunity when we are all
have the opportunity when we are all
have the opportunity when we are all empowered to live in a just society when
empowered to live in a just society when
empowered to live in a just society when you have the commitment to deepen a
you have the commitment to deepen a
you have the commitment to deepen a practice in which you reconnect those
practice in which you reconnect those
practice in which you reconnect those parts of yourself that you left behind
parts of yourself that you left behind
parts of yourself that you left behind when you practice centering into
when you practice centering into
when you practice centering into presence as many times as you possibly
presence as many times as you possibly
presence as many times as you possibly can over and over again when you choose
can over and over again when you choose
can over and over again when you choose not just to love but to be you then and
not just to love but to be you then and
not just to love but to be you then and only then you may just have room to love
only then you may just have room to love
only then you may just have room to love me too thank you so much
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