A Quick Note & EXCERPTS: “Because Every Vote Counted (Part 1)” & “A Rest for Those Riding, Fighting, and Working for Freedom – An Invitation” July 1, 2025
Posted by ajoyfulpractice in "Impossible" People, Changing Perspectives, Faith, Healing Stories, Hope, Life, One Hoop, Philosophy, Suffering, Wisdom, Yoga.Tags: 988, Ashtavakra Gita, Aşțāvakra Gītā, Caesar Rodney, freedom, Isaac Sheffield, John Quincy Adams, Joseph Cinqué, Joseph Cinquez, liberty, SCOTUS, Sengbe Pieh, Supreme Court, Yoga Sutras 2.18-2.20
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Many blessings to everyone, everywhere!
“You are the witness of all things, and are always totally free. The cause of your bondage (suffering) is that you see the witness as something other than this.”
— Aşțāvakra Gītā 1.7 (“The Song of the Man with 8 Bends-In-His-Limbs”)
Back in the day, a person would travel for days just to represent their constituents; people would do any thing to secure their liberty and freedom; and the highest court in the land recognized when people were being kidnapped.
“Back in what day was this?”, you ask?
CLICK ON THE EXCERPTS BELOW FOR WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN 1776 & 1839 — 1841.
A Rest for Those Riding, Fighting, and Working for Freedom – An Invitation
“Brothers, we have done that which we purposed, our hands are now clean for we have Striven to regain the precious heritage we received from our fathers.”
— Sengbe Pieh (also known as Joseph Cinqué or Joseph Cinquez) as quoted on the lithograph by Isaac Sheffield, commissioned by The New York Sun (published on August 31, 1839, erroneously credited to “James Sheffield”)
Please join me today (Tuesday, July 1st) at 12:00 PM or 7:15 PM for a yoga practice on Zoom. You can use the link from the “Class Schedules” calendar if you run into any problems checking into the class. You can request an audio recording of this practice via a comment below or by emailing myra (at) ajoyfulpractice.com.
Tuesday’s playlist is available on YouTube and Spotify. [Look for “07012020 Caesar Rodney’s Ride”]
If you are thinking about suicide, worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, you can dial 988 (in the US) or call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You can also call this TALK line if you are struggling with addiction or involved in an abusive relationship. The Lifeline network is free, confidential, and available to all 24/7. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT ANYTHING.
White Flag is a new app, which I have not yet researched, but which may be helpful if you need peer-to-peer (non-professional) support.
If you are a young person in crisis, feeling suicidal, or in need of a safe and judgement-free place to talk, you can also click here to contact the TrevorLifeline (which is staffed 24/7 with trained counselors).
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