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“I am committed to amplifying the voices of communities of color that are systematically silenced, like mine, that are being affected by environmentally destructive industries, and experience environmental racism and classism. I am participating in this action because I believe it will help me to advocate for my community and further my ability to help make their voices a part of this movement to empower people to build a community of resistance to confront these injustices.” ~Yudith
Yudith Nieto was born in Mexico and grew up in the fence-line refining community of Manchester in Houston, TX. Living in a community that is being exploited by industry inspired Yudith to become involved in the environmental justice movement. Yudith has worked with Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services and has been organizing with the Tar Sands Blockade for the past 3 months to organize direct actions and advocate for her community. Yudith works with 3rd and 4th graders in the Southwest side of Houston coordinating a Healthy Living program and teaching children about environmental issues that affect their communities. Yudith is dedicated to confronting the petrochemical industries that perpetuate environmental racism and classism in marginalized communities of color.
“Are you paralyzed with fear? That’s a good sign. Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do. Remember one rule of thumb: the more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.” ~ Steven Pressfield
“Are you a born writer? Were you put on earth to be a painter, a scientist, an apostle of peace? In the end the question can only be answered by action.
Do it or don’t do it.
It may help to think of it this way. If you were meant to cure cancer or write a symphony or crack cold fusion and you don’t do it, you not only hurt yourself, even destroy yourself,. You hurt your children. You hurt me. You hurt the planet.
You shame the angels who watch over you and you spite the Almighty, who created you and only you with your unique gifts, for the sole purpose of nudging the human race one millimeter farther along its path back to God.
Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It’s a gift to the world and every being in it. Don’t cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you’ve got.”
~Steven Pressfield, The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles
“This is the moment you have been waiting for, for eons of existence. For, this is the lifetime that will catapult you beyond all you know to a depth of awareness and understanding you are as yet unable to fathom. Trust that this process is unfolding as it is meant to. And that everything is, indeed, in Divine order.” — Oneness through Rasha
“For the sake of our health, our children and grandchildren and even our economic well-being, we must make protecting the planet our top priority.” ~David Suzuki
“Each of us has the power and responsibility to heal ourselves, to be our own medicine man or woman. Awakening our innate powers of being, loving, knowing, seeing, and healing involves ongoing work at all levels and in all dimensions of our self. Exploring the range of rhythms and emotions, achieving insights into our conditioning and ego, moving through the energy levels of spirit—these are all activities to be integrated into our daily lives.” ~Gabrielle Roth
“Some beings have had enough of experiencing. Their urge for freedom is very strong now. That company I find most alive. At some point, many relationships become worn out and tired. They mostly begin to fall away. Do not grieve. Do you honestly want to find those old conversations interesting again? A voice within says: Come fully inside. Come lay down here in the silence of Being. If there is a sadness, it will be to spend our life in separation from our inmost being.” ~Mooji
Art by Will Crane
In 3 minutes, John Perkins explains why we call a dollar a “buck” and why it is so important we vote with our buck every day. A Sustainable Man movie remix with a surprise ending…
Heard John Perkins speak at the Lightning in a Bottle Festival. It was truly inspirational and I totally agree with him on how we are voting with our dollar so we should choose wisely on where we spend it.
“Each time the losses and deceptions of life teach us about impermanence, they bring us closer to the truth. When you fall from a great height, there is only one possible place to land: on the ground , the ground of truth. And if you have the understanding that comes from spiritual practice, then falling is in no way a disaster, but the discovery of an inner refuge.” ~Sogyal Rinpoche
Someone put You on a slave block and the unreal bought You. Now I keep coming to your owner saying “This one is mine.” You often overhear us talking and this can make your heart leap with excitement. Don’t worry, I will not let sadness possess you. I will gladly borrow all the gold I need to get you back. ~Hafiz
Under The Blue Door 