Be A Part Of A Movement: #1000Speak

Sally Ember, Ed.D.:

from the organizers: “Be A Part Of A Movement: #1000Speak” 2/20/15

“‘How cool would it be if we could get 1000 bloggers on the same day to write posts about compassion, kindness, support, caring for others, non-judgement etc.?

“We could call it 1000 Voices For Compassion.

“Who’s in?

“When: February 20, 2015


“How: Write a post about compassion. What it means to you. How has it affected you? How we can bring more of it to those who need it. Really, there are no rules, just as long as it’s about compassion.


“Participate” by following this link and the links within the post.


http://driftingthrough.com/2015/01/16/be-a-part-of-a-movement-1000speak/


Originally posted on Drifting Through My Open Mind:


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“My place is of the sun and this place is of the dark. I do not feel the romance, I do not catch the spark…. and I will not be a pawn… for the prince of darkness, any longer.”



-Indigo Girls, Prince of Darkness



This week something pretty incredible remarkable amazing happened. One blogger wrote a beautiful piece in response to recent tragedies and atrocities happening in the world. Another blogger was posting about these same events on FaceBook. The two had a conversation that inspired this:



“How cool would it be if we could get 1000 bloggers on the same day to write posts about compassion, kindness, support, caring for others, non-judgement etc.? (Date to be decided.)
We could call it 1000 Voices For Compassion.

Who’s in?”



And thus began a movement. 1000 Voices for Compassion. A call for bloggers to join together on one day to speak out…


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