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Marquita Herald's avatar

I believe there is a slow rolling tsunami building in America right now. Many of us have reached a tipping point where we can no longer can sit back and let those with the big audiences and loud voices speak for us. There is simply too much at stake, too many lives have already been shattered, and this is only the beginning. I applaud your courage to speak out, I'm in the process of creating a similar shift of my own and it feels at both scary and liberating for this extreme Introvert.

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Michell C. Clark's avatar

Marquita, I feel every word of what you're saying here--thank you for sharing and I'm excited to see what you're willing to share about where your shift takes you.

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Leroy Jenkins's avatar

indeed.

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Michell C. Clark's avatar

🙏🏾

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Lisa Yvonne Briggins Tate's avatar

Brilliantly expressed! Thank you for the example you set as a writer. Thank you for your wisdom, strength and courage on display! These words are Powerful truth!

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Michell C. Clark's avatar

Lisa, this is such a kind thing to say--thank you! Doing my best to make sense of things.

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Marla Grant's avatar

I am not nearly so eloquent a writer as you but I understand this inner conflict. I struggle all the time with my messaging but mostly on FB where I have a long standing following of people who know me. I am usually the voice of encouragement but I can't stay silent in the face of the current crises. I cannot comprise on the values I believe in. Maybe being 73 makes me more willing to speak up.

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Michell C. Clark's avatar

Marla, thank you so much for sharing -- I definitely understand where you're coming from and wish you clarity as you continue to figure out what makes sense for you.

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