One thing is for sure, this movement provokes a LOT of emotions. Peace, Hate, Love, Anger, Apathy, Passion to name just a few. I know, me personally, I have felt all of those and I am sure I will do so with great frequency as this movement continues. The one I feel the most often, the one that rises up in me anytime I think about the goings on, is pride.
Every day that I am reading through the many articles that fly my way, I find something inside myself that I have not had in a long time. Pride in what I am doing. Now, I am a VERY proud father, that there is no doubt, but besides that, I have not felt very proud of anything I have done. Not that I have been horrible, just that I was drifting through life without purpose, without direction. Those are the days of the past. When I get emails that contain things like this "Thank you for putting yourself on the line like that." and "Thanks for being true to the cause." I feel it. When I talk to my brother, and due to my posts has a real idea of what is going on in the country with this movement and supports us fully. I feel it more. Firm confirmation that I am making a difference with the things I do. Firm confirmation that what I am doing is right. THAT is why I am here and it makes me proud to know I am making a difference.
That pride is, at times, overwhelming. The night I was pepper sprayed, People that I have never met in my life came to me. Some to keep my spirits up, some to help heal me, others to see how I was. These selfless acts made me proud to call them my brothers and sisters. They are why I am here. YOU are why Im here. This movement is showing the world that fear mongering corporate media is wrong. The people we walk past on the streets are NOT the enemy, They are your brothers or sisters.
So be sure to take pride in all you do. Don't just clamber through life without purpose. Find your passion and drive towards it at full speed.
Every day that I am reading through the many articles that fly my way, I find something inside myself that I have not had in a long time. Pride in what I am doing. Now, I am a VERY proud father, that there is no doubt, but besides that, I have not felt very proud of anything I have done. Not that I have been horrible, just that I was drifting through life without purpose, without direction. Those are the days of the past. When I get emails that contain things like this "Thank you for putting yourself on the line like that." and "Thanks for being true to the cause." I feel it. When I talk to my brother, and due to my posts has a real idea of what is going on in the country with this movement and supports us fully. I feel it more. Firm confirmation that I am making a difference with the things I do. Firm confirmation that what I am doing is right. THAT is why I am here and it makes me proud to know I am making a difference.
That pride is, at times, overwhelming. The night I was pepper sprayed, People that I have never met in my life came to me. Some to keep my spirits up, some to help heal me, others to see how I was. These selfless acts made me proud to call them my brothers and sisters. They are why I am here. YOU are why Im here. This movement is showing the world that fear mongering corporate media is wrong. The people we walk past on the streets are NOT the enemy, They are your brothers or sisters.
So be sure to take pride in all you do. Don't just clamber through life without purpose. Find your passion and drive towards it at full speed.
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