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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, peeps, and welcome to wok F Daily with

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<v Speaker 1>Me your Girl, Danielle Moody recording from the Home Bunker. Folks,

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<v Speaker 1>It's been now two weeks over a little over two

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<v Speaker 1>weeks since the election, and I, like so many people,

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<v Speaker 1>are still in a place of vacillating between grief and

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<v Speaker 1>despair and anger and deep frustration at who America is.

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<v Speaker 1>Like you who listen to this show, I wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>believe that we had learned something over the last four years,

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<v Speaker 1>that we had learned something, not just about Donald Trump,

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<v Speaker 1>but about ourselves and what it was that was driving

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<v Speaker 1>us as citizens of this country. And what I realize,

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<v Speaker 1>as I'm still kind of coming out of the haze

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<v Speaker 1>of post election despair, is that you can only grow

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<v Speaker 1>to as far of a place as you're willing to

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<v Speaker 1>move outside of your comfort zone. What do I mean

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<v Speaker 1>by that? I mean that many of Americans are incredibly

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<v Speaker 1>comfortable with just being concerned with themselves and the thought

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<v Speaker 1>behind rugged individualism, like to each their own, I do me,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm an island onto myself. All of these kinds of

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<v Speaker 1>selfishness in behavior has largely been celebrated in this country,

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<v Speaker 1>and it also is what is a let us to

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<v Speaker 1>this current moment. You see in other countries and other

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<v Speaker 1>with other communities, folks really do think about the collective.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember seeing videos of young people in Japan, like

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<v Speaker 1>elementary school kids in Japan, taking the trains by themselves,

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<v Speaker 1>and they wear like these little vests, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like, oh my God, like look at this place.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just so safe that these little kids are able

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<v Speaker 1>to just you know, be on the trains by themselves. No,

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<v Speaker 1>it's that their society decided collectively that the kids are

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<v Speaker 1>everyone's responsibility, whether you know them or not. They created

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<v Speaker 1>a village mindset where they weren't just going to look

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<v Speaker 1>the other way, that they were going to care for

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<v Speaker 1>one another. And that is I think the big deficiency

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<v Speaker 1>of America is that we have never looked at our

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<v Speaker 1>communities and said, how can I better this place? How

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<v Speaker 1>can I build a greater foundation. No, it has always

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<v Speaker 1>been about the me, me, me, look at my big house,

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<v Speaker 1>look at my stuff, right that Like it is about

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<v Speaker 1>my wealth. It is about how I'm building wealth for myself,

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<v Speaker 1>for my family. It has nothing, it has had nothing

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<v Speaker 1>to do with the collective. We have in so many

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<v Speaker 1>ways criminalize poverty in so many ways, we turn the

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<v Speaker 1>rich into deities. So the other day I am on

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<v Speaker 1>social media and a post about Kim Kardashian comes up,

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<v Speaker 1>and she had posted on social media her new Tesla

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<v Speaker 1>robot that she has gotten. Because Kim Kardashian is a

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<v Speaker 1>multi billionaire. And we've watched over the last twenty years

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<v Speaker 1>of reality TV, this entire family go from being normal

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<v Speaker 1>wealthy living in Beverly Hills, you know, with big houses,

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<v Speaker 1>to exceedingly disgustingly wealthy. They went from oh, look at

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<v Speaker 1>my nice truck, to look at my fleet, to look

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<v Speaker 1>at my private jet, to look at my compound. And

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<v Speaker 1>I was watching this and I'm just like, how out

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<v Speaker 1>of touch can one person be? But is it out

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<v Speaker 1>of touch? Because this level of hyper consumerism, this level

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<v Speaker 1>of absolute greed and over consumption, is what made her

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<v Speaker 1>wealthy in the family wealthy in the first place. And

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<v Speaker 1>all of those that watch, whether they hate watch or

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<v Speaker 1>love watch, those that are aspiring to that level of

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<v Speaker 1>distance from reality where there are people right now that

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<v Speaker 1>are crying, that are desperate, that are so scared about

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<v Speaker 1>what happens after Donald Trump takes power, what happens to

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<v Speaker 1>them and their families and their livelihood. And she's on

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<v Speaker 1>social media playing with a robot. And I'm not just

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<v Speaker 1>calling out her, I'm calling out like the uber wealthy,

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<v Speaker 1>that we have gifted them with our attention and our resources,

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<v Speaker 1>because instead of us filling our own communities and creating connectedness,

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<v Speaker 1>creating our real life safety nets, we sit around with

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<v Speaker 1>scratch offs and with our dollar bills, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and our hopes and dreams of having a lottery moment

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<v Speaker 1>that will propel us away from community, that will put

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<v Speaker 1>us in an entire ironly different orbit where we don't

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<v Speaker 1>have to be responsible for anything or anyone other than ourselves.

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<v Speaker 1>It's that mentality, that separateness, that allowed us to be

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<v Speaker 1>torn farther apart by the lies and the disinformation that

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<v Speaker 1>was used to further divide us. And so now out

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<v Speaker 1>of time, when the uber wealthies, their wealth has just

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<v Speaker 1>ballooned to astronomical levels, all I can think about, folks,

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<v Speaker 1>is the term eat the rich, because people are not

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<v Speaker 1>even prepared for the scarcity, the austerity and the pain

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<v Speaker 1>that Elon Musk promised before the election that is now

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<v Speaker 1>going to be realized. That you've given yourself over too

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<v Speaker 1>and so as I'm emerging from this haze, what I

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<v Speaker 1>realize is that we need more community, not less. We

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<v Speaker 1>need to rely on each other more, not less. We're

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<v Speaker 1>not going to survive as just these individual islands. We're

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<v Speaker 1>going to need each other now more than ever, and

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to have to choose to divest from the

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<v Speaker 1>things that actually are making us sick. And that isn't

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<v Speaker 1>just about divesting from bad food and adding in more movement, right,

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<v Speaker 1>That isn't just about divesting from the obvious, but also

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<v Speaker 1>the insidious. And what do I mean by that? I

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<v Speaker 1>mean that our consumption of twenty four hour cable news

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<v Speaker 1>that is in place solely to lie to us, that

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<v Speaker 1>is in place solely to feed the need and the

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<v Speaker 1>greed of CEOs and shareholders at the expense of everyone else.

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<v Speaker 1>Just this week we've watched as Joe Scarsbrough and Mika

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<v Speaker 1>Brazinski go tomorrow Lago to kiss the ring of Donald Trump.

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<v Speaker 1>They are indicative of how corporate media is going to

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<v Speaker 1>move in the times of fascism. They're going to hail

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump, saying wash him and normalize at the expense

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<v Speaker 1>of all of us. They're going to gaslight in a

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<v Speaker 1>way that has us believe that, oh well, because the

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<v Speaker 1>uber wealthy are doing okay, and maybe some of the

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<v Speaker 1>people that they throw a bone to in their own

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<v Speaker 1>little fiefdoms are able to keep their heads above water,

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<v Speaker 1>then things are not as bad. But trust me, friends,

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to get absolutely fucking bad. And so are

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<v Speaker 1>you going to believe the bullshit that they're going to

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<v Speaker 1>dish out or are you going to start to rely

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<v Speaker 1>on our knowing that we need community and wholeness and

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<v Speaker 1>hopefulness more so than we need their outside agitation and bullshit.

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<v Speaker 1>So I say truly to divest. Divest from cable news,

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<v Speaker 1>Divest from those things that actually do not serve you

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<v Speaker 1>and feed you. Divest from social media to the extent

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<v Speaker 1>that you find yourself doom scrolling. Turn off the alerts

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<v Speaker 1>that tell you Donald Trump woke up today and today

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<v Speaker 1>he's appointed you know, Jack in the box to lead

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<v Speaker 1>x Y and widgets and things. Now, folks will say

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<v Speaker 1>to me, will Danielle, how am I gonna stay in tune?

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<v Speaker 1>You can choose what you consume when you consume it,

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<v Speaker 1>and then spend the rest of your time actually working

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<v Speaker 1>to build what it is that you need. People keep

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<v Speaker 1>asking me, what does resistance look like? What should I do?

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<v Speaker 1>What do you feel? No one in this moment can

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<v Speaker 1>honestly tell you how to feel and what to do.

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<v Speaker 1>Folks need to tap in to themselves their own timelines.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the thing I'll share with y'all because I

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<v Speaker 1>tell you will find me on good days, you will

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<v Speaker 1>find me on bad days. I am a full fledged

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<v Speaker 1>human being. And one of the things that I realized

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<v Speaker 1>over the weekend is that I have been consumed with

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<v Speaker 1>operating on Mauga's timeline. What does that mean? It means

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<v Speaker 1>that I haven't missed an appointment announcement, I haven't missed

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<v Speaker 1>a move that has been made, or legislation that is

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<v Speaker 1>up for vote, or all of these things. And I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just anxious with anticipation of what is the next horrific

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<v Speaker 1>thing that is going to be announced? How is that

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<v Speaker 1>serving me? And I know that it's not serving all

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<v Speaker 1>of you. We need to operate on our timeline, not

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<v Speaker 1>following theirs. So it looks like, what are the books

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<v Speaker 1>that I need to be reading. What is the nourishment

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<v Speaker 1>for my mind, body and soul that I need in

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<v Speaker 1>this moment? Because following their every move has me standing still.

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<v Speaker 1>We can't follow every bad thing, share every bad thing.

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<v Speaker 1>My girlfriend asked me the other day after I'd had

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<v Speaker 1>a terrible day, She said, what was you know? Did

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<v Speaker 1>you have one good conversation today? Did you have like

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<v Speaker 1>one meaningful connection? And I hadn't. Every conversation that I

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<v Speaker 1>had had been steeped in bullshit, had been steeped in darkness,

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<v Speaker 1>every fucking conversation, so much so that by the time

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<v Speaker 1>I had finally logged off from the Daniel Moody Show,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously it's dark outside, but I hadn't gone outside all day. So,

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<v Speaker 1>in recognizing that I had had no nourishment for my soul,

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<v Speaker 1>no connection that wasn't about the heinousness that is happening,

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<v Speaker 1>put on my sneakers, put on my jacket, opened my door,

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<v Speaker 1>and just went for a walk, to walk around my neighborhood,

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<v Speaker 1>take in some air on my face, and just move.

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<v Speaker 1>Because operating on their timeline has had me stand still

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<v Speaker 1>and been glued to social media in fear of missing something,

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<v Speaker 1>And what I'm actually missing is myself. I Ever, so

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<v Speaker 1>often folks get reminded that, like, while I am grateful

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<v Speaker 1>for the work that I do and I'm grateful for

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<v Speaker 1>the opportunities that I have. That it also can become

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<v Speaker 1>all consuming and dark and sad, and I tell myself, well,

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<v Speaker 1>this is your job, this is what you signed up for. No,

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<v Speaker 1>it is not. No, it is not one hundred moons ago.

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<v Speaker 1>When I decided to go into politics, it was because

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<v Speaker 1>I really wanted to help people, because I really wanted

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<v Speaker 1>When I was in high school taking ap government in

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<v Speaker 1>politics and I said, I want to go to school

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<v Speaker 1>and I want to major in political science, it was

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<v Speaker 1>because I really wanted for people to understand how government

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<v Speaker 1>works for them and against them, what their role was.

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to understand the ins and outs. I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>get into politics because AI was pawed hungry, or because

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to be rich, because certainly this ain't the

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<v Speaker 1>place to be unless, of course, you are on the

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<v Speaker 1>wrong side, which is totally funded by so many oligarchs

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<v Speaker 1>and so many billionaires. But the fact is is that

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<v Speaker 1>it is so easy to lose sight of what is

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<v Speaker 1>it that people actually need in this moment, because what

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<v Speaker 1>you don't need is a blow by blow of everything

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<v Speaker 1>bad that is happening. What you do need is to

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<v Speaker 1>know a little bit and nourish a whole lot. That's

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<v Speaker 1>how we're going to get through. And that is not

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<v Speaker 1>about burying your head in the sand, as I talk

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<v Speaker 1>about political ostriches. No, it is about understanding in yourself

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<v Speaker 1>what can I control right? What can I actually do?

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<v Speaker 1>So sending people? Did you see this bed thing? Did

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<v Speaker 1>you see that bad thing? Did you see that? Take

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<v Speaker 1>a pause for a moment and say, what's the purpose

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<v Speaker 1>and the intent behind this? Is it to educate? Is

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<v Speaker 1>it to create anxiety and fear? Am I doing something

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<v Speaker 1>that is actually of service? Am I offering a service?

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<v Speaker 1>Or am I just spreading my anxiety around? These are

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<v Speaker 1>the questions that I am asking myself as of late

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<v Speaker 1>to figure out what is the pivot, the transition that

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<v Speaker 1>I need to make as we head into the dark ages.

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<v Speaker 1>Because I have said on this program and on others,

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<v Speaker 1>I will do this work for as long as it

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<v Speaker 1>remains safe and legal, because truly I do not want

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<v Speaker 1>harm to come to my family or friends because of

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<v Speaker 1>the work that I do. So there will be decisions

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<v Speaker 1>that I will need to make as things become clearer.

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<v Speaker 1>I am not obeying in advance, I am not bending

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<v Speaker 1>the knee. But so long as I find my work

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<v Speaker 1>to be of service to others. I will continue to

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<v Speaker 1>do it. It may not be in this country, but

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like we all have to be asking ourselves.

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<v Speaker 1>Is what I'm offering to others nourishing? Is it helpful?

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<v Speaker 1>And sometimes it is helpful to them, It is helpful

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<v Speaker 1>to just like let out that primal scream. And other

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<v Speaker 1>times it is just adding more fuel and devastation on

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<v Speaker 1>the fire that is not needed. Sometimes, friends, when things

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<v Speaker 1>burn down, you find yourself with an opportunity to rebuild.

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<v Speaker 1>And let me say this, not all of us are

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<v Speaker 1>going to make it to that rebuilding stage. That is

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<v Speaker 1>what Stefan offered last week in our interview. Not everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>going to make it, much like everyone did not make

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<v Speaker 1>it through COVID, Everyone did not make it through the

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<v Speaker 1>Nazi regime. Everyone did not make it through South Africa's apartheid.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody did not make it through Stalin. We have to

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<v Speaker 1>understand that and know that. But what are we leaving behind?

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<v Speaker 1>What are we offering in this moment that can actually

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<v Speaker 1>be of service. That's what I want us to start

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<v Speaker 1>spending our time and our energy on, because without community,

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<v Speaker 1>without real life connection, the weight of what is coming

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<v Speaker 1>will crush us. This is why I consistently talk about fortifying,

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<v Speaker 1>and I say it to you as much as I

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<v Speaker 1>say it to myself, because yesterday I had to peel

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<v Speaker 1>myself up off the floor and force my self outside

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<v Speaker 1>for fresh air, for connection. And then other days I

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<v Speaker 1>just let myself be, be exhausted, be sad. But then

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<v Speaker 1>I reach out. I reach out to my friends, I

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<v Speaker 1>reach out to my family, and I think about what

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<v Speaker 1>I can do for all of you that listen, that follow,

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<v Speaker 1>and I need for all of us to be thinking

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<v Speaker 1>more about the collective and less about our individualized pain

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<v Speaker 1>and frustration and grief, and thinking, what is my offering

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<v Speaker 1>in this moment? How can my service be a lantern

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<v Speaker 1>in these dark times? That is it for me today,

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<v Speaker 1>Dear friends, on woke af as always, Power to the

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<v Speaker 1>people and to all the people. Power, Get woke and

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<v Speaker 1>stay woke as fuck.