Apathy is not compatible with love

Be the Bridge
Social Justice, communication, Non-Profit Advice Simon Tam Social Justice, communication, Non-Profit Advice Simon Tam

Be the Bridge

I believe that this moment is a bridge. Yes, we’re acknowledging a moment of hope and the healing that this moment of justice can bring. But it also has the potential for things to fall apart. The bridge is also the part of the song where we can start bringing in additional voices, where we can prepare for that big chorus that is so beautiful, so contagious, that people can’t help but join in. That’s the kind of song I believe we out to write.

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The Five Hate Languages
Social Justice, communication, Non-Profit Advice, Professional Skills Simon Tam Social Justice, communication, Non-Profit Advice, Professional Skills Simon Tam

The Five Hate Languages

I’ve been thinking that if there are five primary love languages (words of affirmation, quality time, receiving gifts, acts of service, and physical touch) to build connection, then certainly there must be opposite forms of this to express or to feel hate and dissonance. And that also means that we may even be expressing in ourselves in a way that harms others without realizing as well.

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