Wait – thought they were coming here because they were afraid…that’s what they tell immigration judges. Oh, well. Fear here, fear there, fear everywhere.
I fear if you don’t stand and fight for what is important – or expect others to constantly fight your battles, nothing changes – life is so hard or just flat brutal for so many in so many places like Venezuela. Sticks against tanks. But a they feel a better life is worth taking a stand and fighting for.
Let’s be honest, this is a mass migration as there has been in many many eras before by various people. The world is constantly changing. Hopefully some of the new arrivals will hold their patriotism and loyalty to their home lands and after resting in safe shelter, getting care, learning skills, and studying they will be feel drawn to return home and take their countries back.
Quote is applicable to so many situations and ideas. Timely even without the picture…maybe more so. Nichols was quite fearless in his profession – an organizer, an activist. Wasn’t afraid to take a stand and a risk at times when unionization was dangerous.
Fear is a human condition. Fear creates adrenaline and motivation – both can led to positive outcomes – like what caused plague, draining of the swamps to stop diseases and fevers and to steal land from the stormy seas/flooding rivers to build ports and cities, and vaccines. I remember society’s terror of polio; many now don’t.
Always use the fear, not let it use you.
That makes you fearless!
Strongly accurate quote.
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yes
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It is!
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indeed
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Fear paralyzes, but love expands us.
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spot on, merril
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Thank you! 🙂
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I very much agree with the thought, Beth.
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smiling to your
overcoming it 🙂
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So true!
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and to adapt Ralph Waldo Emerson’s quote, “knowledge is the ladder that can get us over that fence.”
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I love that
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Wait – thought they were coming here because they were afraid…that’s what they tell immigration judges. Oh, well. Fear here, fear there, fear everywhere.
I fear if you don’t stand and fight for what is important – or expect others to constantly fight your battles, nothing changes – life is so hard or just flat brutal for so many in so many places like Venezuela. Sticks against tanks. But a they feel a better life is worth taking a stand and fighting for.
Let’s be honest, this is a mass migration as there has been in many many eras before by various people. The world is constantly changing. Hopefully some of the new arrivals will hold their patriotism and loyalty to their home lands and after resting in safe shelter, getting care, learning skills, and studying they will be feel drawn to return home and take their countries back.
Quote is applicable to so many situations and ideas. Timely even without the picture…maybe more so. Nichols was quite fearless in his profession – an organizer, an activist. Wasn’t afraid to take a stand and a risk at times when unionization was dangerous.
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I think there is fear all around
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Can’t give into it. It won’t stay behind walls and it will destroy everything that fears it. Worth the struggle against it, right?
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always have to fight for what’s right
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Fear is a human condition. Fear creates adrenaline and motivation – both can led to positive outcomes – like what caused plague, draining of the swamps to stop diseases and fevers and to steal land from the stormy seas/flooding rivers to build ports and cities, and vaccines. I remember society’s terror of polio; many now don’t.
Always use the fear, not let it use you.
That makes you fearless!
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Perfect
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I love your blog, beth.
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Thank you so much, ann
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Profound and true.
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It is
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Yep, I think there’s definitely truth in that.
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Agreed
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This⭐️
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It’s certainly one of the highest, it’s rooted in most most social problems.
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