:) Excerpts of my response from the other "unity" post:

It's not really about uniting. Unity happens when a person feels connected to everything around him/her. They experience their true place in the world. But if someone feels excluded or experiences exclusion then it's hard for them to unite with others. They are disconnected and no matter how many words of support they get from well-intentioned folks it will not change this reality.

The first thing some folks do is label themselves. "I am white, Jewish and from the suburbs." But this only alienates people who are not white, Jewish and from the suburbs. This will not help people unite. Don't give people labels. Tell them what you know and what you are doing to change things. Stop waiting for acceptance and stop ignoring that the society and culture we live does create discord. Change the nature of this society/culture and there will be more unity.


"Trials and tribulations make you stronger live longer
You wanna reach the nation nigga start from your corner
Everything in life don't always happen like you plan it
Demand it, overstand it, then you handle it
Fuck wishing, you missing the ambition in your mission
Now you switching, why you quitting 'cuz it's heat in the kitchen?
--Big Boi

"Know thyself"

"Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you or forsake you". So we may boldly say, "The Lord is my helper, I will not fear. What can man do to me?"
-- Hebrews 13:5,6

"There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path"
--Morpheus in "The Matrix"

"It's our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities"- Dumbledore to Harry Potter "Chamber of Secrets"

<--- Blame this lady for Nutty.