{"id":355,"date":"2017-02-09T16:30:31","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T16:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/?p=355"},"modified":"2017-02-09T23:46:17","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T23:46:17","slug":"heres-what-we-cant-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/heres-what-we-cant-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s What We Can\u2019t Do"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Do you, like me, wake up every morning wondering what fresh new hell has occurred while you were asleep? Silencing women. Confirming the unqualified and the racist to two important positions in government. Nudging us to the brink of nuclear war. Climbing in bed with Putin. Refuting the supremacy of law. The catalogue is longer than I have either the time or interest to list. Suffice it to say that in a short three weeks we have been subjected to seemingly unending \u2018series of unfortunate events\u2019.<\/p>\n

Many of us are calling our senators and representatives. Keep it up.<\/em><\/p>\n

Many of us are writing letters, postcards, and emails. Don\u2019t stop.<\/em><\/p>\n

Many of us are going to town hall meetings. Show up. Speak up.<\/em><\/p>\n

Many of us keep marching. Rest those pups and keep on walking.<\/em><\/p>\n

Many of us are meeting together, making connections, and multiplying our energy. Keep on keeping on.<\/em><\/p>\n

There are\u00a0times when we may become\u00a0overwhelmed, fearful, or\u00a0exhausted but we can’t lose hope or give up.<\/p>\n

We can\u2019t give up because:<\/p>\n

we believe that our beauty and power are expressed in many ways<\/p>\n

we believe in sharing power and in each one having a voice<\/p>\n

we stand with those who cannot stand for themselves<\/p>\n

we speak for those with no voice<\/p>\n

we care about the powerless, the homeless, the ill, the impoverished, the marginalized<\/p>\n

we care about our planet and its future<\/p>\n

all those things are worth standing for whether or not we prevail<\/p>\n

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There is no failure\u00a0when we live into\u00a0what we believe.<\/p>\n

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