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Apr 3, 2020Liked by Lauren Duca

I really like you fuse civic duty and spirituality, they need to be connected

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Apr 3, 2020Liked by Lauren Duca

I needed this. This week has been brutal. Thank you.

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Apr 5, 2020Liked by Lauren Duca

The entire world isnt in fear. I'm a very lucky person to be living today. I do agree 100%, Self Love takes awareness, hard work, commitment.

I appreciate reading your article, gives me hope, not everyone lives in fear.

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Apr 5, 2020Liked by Lauren Duca

I think I'm at the right place when I found this.I was asking to the Universe for God damn like minded people.

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Apr 4, 2020Liked by Lauren Duca

I personally, find my mornings focused in filling up with worship music, & overall praying diligently to keep my faith on the upside of joy. I will not watch Trump, I get my information from the CDC website only. I don't dwell in the news all day. I find if we help others, which is what we are call to do, we will get through with joy. Plenty of people/families need letters or scripture to encourage them. Find a way to give back. It will minimize your panic & grow your faith!

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The first time I went to an Episcopal mass, two Christmas agos, I was caught off guard by the part where "We pray for the president, Donald..." and then later somebody said it's not like they were praying for him, exactly, but that he'd somehow come to do well in the job because we needed him to... well, we see how that turned out. *sigh*

And then a few weeks ago, when I was going through my clearness committee to discuss joining my local Meeting, one of the other Quakers asked me, "So, how do you feel about joining a religion that believes that there is That Which Is of God in Donald Trump?" THAT one was at least a bit easier: Sure, we all have That Which Is of God in us, but for some people it's been ignored and buried under a LOT of junk. Or, as I heard Shane Claiborne say on a recent podcast, "God loves Donald Trump, but that doesn't mean God wanted Trump to be the president."

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Apr 3, 2020Liked by Lauren Duca

OMG! Lauren, I sooo identify with this. Thank you for your vulnerability and honestly.

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Apr 3, 2020Liked by Lauren Duca

I have been doing weekly calls with my beloved therapist and trying to make sure I take enough time away from work to talk with friends!

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I had the pleasure of re-reading Hurston’s great ouevre over the past few evenings after my new daily ritual of slogging through a virtual school teaching schedule made only for these times. My experience of reading TEWWG at this point in my life has been highlighted by what I never understood as a sixteen year old hs student: following your heart is only as easy as seeing through the mud covering it up. Feeling really grateful to this great work for the healing message it offers and the reminder to following down your own path.

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