Pray for Peace by Ellen Bass

Pray to whomever you kneel down to: Jesus nailed to his wooden or marble or plastic cross, his suffering face bent to kiss you,

Buddha still under the Bo tree in scorching heat,

Yahweh, Allah, raise your arms to Mary that she may lay her palm on our brows,

to Shekinhah, Queen of Heaven and Earth, to Inanna in her stripp

Moral drives

Harm and care

Justice

equity

Freedom

Authority

Tribal

What people prioritize is the key

“God doesn’t plant lawns. He plants meadows.

But we belong to a Church that, currently, values lawns--their sameness, their conformity, the ease with which they can all be cut to the same height, watered on schedule, and replaced by new turf if necessary. (And against which it is easy to spot dandelions.)

All organizations are limited in their abil

“All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed. For after all, he was only human. He wasn't a dog.” ― Charles M. Schulz

James Clear - Summation

Deconstruct system

Consistency

Small habit

Collection of behaviors

Each habit like a little gear

Goes forever

Don’t skip more than a day

Reclaim quickly

What can I do on my worst day

The person you see yourself as

Type of person you want to become

Small habits to pursue that identity

Build up evidence - powerful

Return to powerful identit

"How to clarify a concept you can't articulate:
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1. Change mediums. Draw it. Photograph it. Sing it.
2. Change levels. Explain what is one level up (bigger picture) or one level down (finer details).
3. Change fields. What would this concept look like in different fields?"

(James Clear newsletter)

The power of memories and expectations is such that for most human beings the past and the future are not as real, but more real than the present.

— Alan Watts

Effective tax rates before and after the Trump tax law:

Verizon Before: 21% After: 8%

Walmart Before: 31% After: 17%

AT&T Before: 13% After: 3%

Walt Disney Before: 26% After: 8%

FedEx Before: 18% After: 1%

This is what a corporate giveaway looks like.

Robert Reich