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Barry Brownstein's avatar

Ann, Thank you for this beautiful, nuanced essay that raises a crucial point. If the woman who wouldn't be quiet was drawing on her ego, she would have had the negative impact you feared. It seems she was drawing on, as you say, something organic that came from the needs of the group she was serving. Of course, we don't know for sure. But we each face that decision many times a day; which inner voice will be our guide?

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Ann Tomoko Rosen's avatar

Thank you, Barry.

She was certainly moved by something. And it helped move my ego out of the way.

You also wrote a piece recently that really resonated… https://open.substack.com/pub/mindsetshifts/p/is-there-hope-in-politics?r=gt86w&utm_medium=ios

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Lisa's avatar

Thanks. My partner and I were there. I am not really a politically oriented person, but that was one of the most powerful experiences of my life.

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Ann Tomoko Rosen's avatar

Yes. Me, too.

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Susan P ...'s avatar

Powerful article, thank you ATR. In GOD we Trust ! ! ! I believe our Creator lives in the Light of Truth & the Truth doesn't lie ...

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Ann Tomoko Rosen's avatar

Thank you, Susan 🙏💕

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Laura Larimore's avatar

Thank you for this - I think I really needed it. I am very optimistic, but I'm also a realist; however, I am definitely an outsider and I think there's a lot of strategic jostling that I/we are completely unaware of. I will just keep the faith, and regardless of what happens, a LOT of people have awoken, and I don't think we'll lose that.

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Ann Tomoko Rosen's avatar

Oh I think there's plenty of strategic jostling, and a lot of it makes me very uneasy. I'll probably write about some of that soon, but I really do think the heart space is the realm where healing happens. If we could all just get better at inhabiting that realm... but apparently, this is kind of the plight of humanity...

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