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Finding heroes.
Shana, Claire, and Jennifer are extraordinary ordinary people who are bona fide heroes. It's not every day that you meet three vivacious, intelligent, transparent, kind, wonderfully empathetic, competent, and uniquely beautiful women relaxing on a picnic blanket who are each in their own right heroes. They'd never say that they are because they are all humble. I was invited to sit with them and spent two and a half hours in sublime enjoyment, sitting on their blanket conversing and soaking in the beautiful sunlight. I was refreshed with their life force and what I call "the bounce." Which is essentially positive reciprocity. I don't have to persuade because the photos of them that ensue speak power to truth. Their heart for humanity, care for each to include a stranger (former stranger now) is uncommon grace. Shana teaches at Howard University a historical black college/university where she's changing lives in young people of an entirely different demographic. She's perfect for it. Then there is charming Claire who is full of life, passion for learning and sharing, and she's super eloquent and equally funny, but she also defends and ensures justice for devastated women who've fallen victim to or should I say survivor to violence and sexual assault. Here's the heroic catch, she does it through a not-for-profit organization. She's an attorney who left the lucrative attraction of corporate law after earning her Juris Doctor from one of the best law schools in the United States, to help some of the less fortunate. That's heroic! She's also an incredible listener, and travels extensively taking in and giving away her love to and for humanity. And then there is the intrepid and warm Jennifer who teaches 8th graders. She's super cool and brave enough to step away from her current teaching job to set sail into uncharted waters of new career opportunities in which she can touch even more lives. She's also very accomplished in yoga and soon to become an instructor as I recall. These three women are pillars of inspiration. They live out something that gives me greater faith in humanity and our inherent capacity to do go for others. In meeting them, I was unexpectedly finding heroes. Washington DC, 18 March 2018.
Finding heroes.
Shana, Claire, and Jennifer are extraordinary ordinary people who are bona fide heroes. It's not every day that you meet three vivacious, intelligent, transparent, kind, wonderfully empathetic, competent, and uniquely beautiful women relaxing on a picnic blanket who are each in their own right heroes. They'd never say that they are because they are all humble. I was invited to sit with them and spent two and a half hours in sublime enjoyment, sitting on their blanket conversing and soaking in the beautiful sunlight. I was refreshed with their life force and what I call "the bounce." Which is essentially positive reciprocity. I don't have to persuade because the photos of them that ensue speak power to truth. Their heart for humanity, care for each to include a stranger (former stranger now) is uncommon grace. Shana teaches at Howard University a historical black college/university where she's changing lives in young people of an entirely different demographic. She's perfect for it. Then there is charming Claire who is full of life, passion for learning and sharing, and she's super eloquent and equally funny, but she also defends and ensures justice for devastated women who've fallen victim to or should I say survivor to violence and sexual assault. Here's the heroic catch, she does it through a not-for-profit organization. She's an attorney who left the lucrative attraction of corporate law after earning her Juris Doctor from one of the best law schools in the United States, to help some of the less fortunate. That's heroic! She's also an incredible listener, and travels extensively taking in and giving away her love to and for humanity. And then there is the intrepid and warm Jennifer who teaches 8th graders. She's super cool and brave enough to step away from her current teaching job to set sail into uncharted waters of new career opportunities in which she can touch even more lives. She's also very accomplished in yoga and soon to become an instructor as I recall. These three women are pillars of inspiration. They live out something that gives me greater faith in humanity and our inherent capacity to do go for others. In meeting them, I was unexpectedly finding heroes. Washington DC, 18 March 2018.