How do you get to a point of giving a social consensus in this very divided nation that we live in around the kind of issues that you're talking about? Because, these are the hot-button issues that are at the center of some of the divides that are polarizing our country. [...] And, if we can have folks that buy in to the idea that we want to move forward, like we want to have unity, we want to have peace, and we want to treat each other with respect and celebrate our differences, and the path to get there is actually first walking into a place of grief. [...] The coming to the end of an era of White cultural dominance, and that the reaction from some parts of the White community to that is one of loss and trying to protect something that they value, which is being in that superior position. [...] And you know, frankly, in the last administration, there was so much harm that was done in the United States that we're going to be experiencing trauma and the ripple effects of that for a long time to come, so I have a sense of urgency about this work. [...] To experience actually opening your heart and your mind to this work is the most joyful experience of my life, and for all of the people that I'm working with, especially White people who are beginning to commit to this work, they are finding it's like a new life and a new awakening and a new joy, and a deeper connection with their own people and their family and relatives in ways that they would.
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