mental-health
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Why Oneness Doesn’t Mean Sameness In its deeper sense, oneness doesn’t mean everyone thinking the same way, acting the same way, or being flattened into a group identity. That version of “unity” is coercive—and rightly resisted. What spiritual traditions tend to mean by oneness is something quieter and more human: In that way, oneness is…
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Three voices crossed my path recently . . . One was Governor Gavin Newsom, calling us to resist the dismantling of our democracy and to not sit idly by while authoritarianism takes root. His words stirred my heart—I felt appreciation for his courage and agreement with his warning. Another was Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, dismantling the…
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I had a dream recently—one that echoed with both sorrow and hope. In it, I calmly told my ex-husband that when he drank to excess, I felt unsafe. To my surprise, he smiled gently, stopped the behavior, and promised to quit. Then we kissed—not in some romantic resurgence, but as though we were young again,…
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Supporting Our Children, Our Young Men, and Ourselves In every corner of our nation — in big cities and small towns alike — there are children who carry invisible wounds. Some are hurt by poverty and neglect. Some by exploitation and unspeakable abuse. Some by growing up in communities where no one has the time…
The Liberty and Prosperity Plan 