Robert Harris, Puritan minister, says some are not just strangers to mercy, but enemies of mercy. They are not just slow at giving the poor, but they strip their skin. They strip the poor, cast them to ruin, wound them, and lay upon them heavy burdens.
Anything like this happening today? Anyone placing heavy burdens on the poor? Any ruined by war/ bombs?
How can you make provision for the poor?
Pity the poor boy whose privilege has run out, what is the world coming to when people actually take you at your word? /s
Yes Noah, words have consequences, and saying you deliberately used the most hurtful words you could think of is a confession.
“How am I supposed to learn from my mistakes?” … maybe learn that this movie’s not about *your* hero journey or redemption.
Olympics Opening Was An Ode To Greek Mythology - The fact that loads of right wing christians heads have exploded is just more evidence of their egotism - It's not all about you! https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/olympics-opening-greek-mythology-not-last-supper_n_66a6ae07e4b0cb371c88ec42
#ItsNotAboutYou #NotYou #Dionysus #GreekMythology #Olympics #OlympicsOpeningCeremony
Jamie Wheal offers five important ways to keep grounded as you explore non-ordinary states:
I’m sorry I lost the original post, but I encourage you to read the following article and share it with your teams.
It highlights the problem of centering in approaches to accessibility. Even if you have a good attitude and reasonable resources, if you’re centering on your org and site as opposed to the needs, cultures, and workspaces of the users you’re trying to support, you’re doing it wrong.
I really found this enlightening.
#a11y #accessibility
#itsnotaboutyou
https://audio.mcsweeneys.net/transcripts/against_access.html
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ANTHRAX Bassist FRANK BELLO On Band Longevity - "There's No Time For Ego; It's Not About You, It's About The Music"
Ultimate Guitar has posted the second part of a new interview with Anthrax bassist Frank Bello. Following is an excerpt. UG: In terms of band dynamics, as we mentioned, 40 years together in buses and vans, man, brothers fight… there are...
#Anthrax
#FrankBello
#BandLongevity
#NoEgo
#ItsNotAboutYou
#ItsAboutTheMusic
Lord. When will #White #women who are inherently privileged recognize that this new #Karen discomfort is paltry compared to what #POCs have ALWAYS had to experience? Making discussions around systemic #racism about their own needs, instead of asking “how can I help?”, feeds into the narrative upon which #systemicracism was founded. #ItsNotAboutYou
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/22/uber-suspends-diversity-chief-karen-bo-young-lee
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