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July 22, 2020
Introduction to Toxic Leadership – Part 5 – Series Finale
A Free Five Part Series
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July 18, 2020
Introduction to Toxic Leadership – Part 4
A Free Five Part Series
A Powerful Series Every Leader (and Follower) Should Watch
July 15, 2020
Introduction to Toxic Leadership – Part 3
A Free Five Part Series
A Powerful Series Every Leader (and Follower) Should Watch
July 8, 2020
Introduction to Toxic Leadership – Part 2
A Free Five Part Series
Toxic Leadership Part 2
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July 6, 2020
Introduction to Toxic Leadership – Part 1
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June 21, 2020
June 4, 2020
Millennials May Be the Generation That Realizes Martin Luther King’s Dream
Of all the things written about this millennial generation, most of which are unflattering, actions speak louder than words. Millennials may be the generation that realizes Martin Luther King’s dream.
“There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.”
Martin Luther King, Jr. 1963
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As an academic, I hear and read nothing about this generation that compares to what I see and experience in my classrooms. After the riots and the lesser angels of our nature stepped or where shoved aside by this generation, we saw the beautiful true nature of our multiethnic communities emerge from the chaos.
“We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.”
Martin Luther King, Jr. 1963
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Martin Luther King said he had a dream; it seems that dream now has a chance to be fulfilled.
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.”
Martin Luther King, Jr. 1963
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An entire generation is stepping forth in a vacuum of leadership. Standing for what is right through an unparalleled collective conscience that no current leader inspired. A new true north that resides in the hearts and minds of this generation; all colors and creeds have come together with one voice, to stand and be heard.
“The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. They have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone.”
Martin Luther King, Jr. 1963
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I am so proud of this generation, rising above social media, popular opinion, fake news, and confusing messages from society. An entire generation of individuals who can think for themselves, mobilize, and make change happen.
“I have a dream that one day… little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.”
Martin Luther King, Jr. 1963
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This will be the day when all of God’s children will be able to sing with a new meaning, ‘My country, tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim’s pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring.”
Martin Luther King, Jr. 1963
March 9, 2020
Changed the Cover – God’s in the Garden
According to a publicist who took an interest in my story, people want to connect with the author of a memoir, so she suggested I put a picture of myself on the cover. I feel awkward doing it but here goes.
She said my white rabbit and tornado of leaves only makes sense once you have read the book and may not be the best way to reach a new audience. I can see her point, but I liked the white rabbit, I will miss him.
Changed the Cover – God's in the Garden
According to a publicist who took an interest in my story, people want to connect with the author of a memoir, so she suggested I put a picture of myself on the cover. I feel awkward doing it but here goes.
She said my white rabbit and tornado of leaves only makes sense once you have read the book and may not be the best way to reach a new audience. I can see her point, but I liked the white rabbit, I will miss him.
February 29, 2020
Eating the Apple: Part 1
The Stubborn Fog: Man’s Archetype of God
You must eat the Apple so that you can fall.
You must keep the Commandments so that you can fail and know that you could never keep them in the first place.
You must live for a time with a dualistic perspective of black-and-white so you can fully appreciate how truly colorful this life really is.
C. B. Scott
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The Stubborn Fog: Man’s Archetype of God
When the fog first starts to clear, it takes quite a while before you can consistently stay on one course of thinking without the toxic faith sinking back in. There are a number of personal wrestling matches that will occur within your mind. The deep indoctrination is well planted in the psyche and seems impossible to root out. Yet, over time, the wonder and beauty of truth, life, love, and the diversity of ideas start to bleed through, if you will let it. Then, a new world will appear, wonderous in its spectrum of color, overwhelming, and saturating your former monochromatic world.
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My first mental wrestling match had to do with what I came to see as man’s archetype of God. The fact that the God I was raised to believe in was actually created in the minds of others. It seemed to me, the biggest hurdle to overcome was this contrived picture of God. A god who was in a book, described as vengeful one day and loving the next. A god who allowed his son to be killed for me. Even as a small child, this seemed wrong. Yet, if there is a flaw in your archetype, it is best to pound it into young minds so that they will not question it too much when they come to an age of reason.
Once we reach this age of reason and start to question this Supreme Being, we feel as if we are crazy. Our family and friends, who have their ideas of how we are supposed to think and behave, struggle to see us stray from the path. We are in good company though; Jesus dealt with the same thing. Mark 3:20-21, his family thought he was crazy, “Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again so that they could not even eat. And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, He is out of his mind.”
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I think people still refuse to see what the Christ was trying to say. If he was God made flesh, why was so much of his recorded teachings centered around love? Still, we use what is called, “The Word of God” to spread hate? To make those who are different than us feel shame. To judge others and condemn them to Hell for being who they were born to be?
What if he wasn’t a son sent to die? What if he was God come to straighten out how people, books, and teachings had perverted his nature? I like to think of it that way for some reason. I also like to use reason when I think.
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If this life is one big test, it is not to see if we can be good boys and girls; it is to see if we can let go of human-made teachings and still be kind to one another. But, of course, we can’t, so we must make God the boogieman who will send us to Hell if we don’t behave.
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