“Speak Up!”
WAU Convocation
September 14, 2022
The articles, books, and quotes referenced today.
Grace is Greater by Kyle Idleman
“The definition of repress is to suppress something by force.” So there’s something that wants to come to the surface, but it’s held down.”
“The global pandemic has deepened an epidemic of loneliness in America.The report suggests that 36% of all Americans—including 61% of young adults and 51% of mothers with young children—feel “serious loneliness.” Not surprisingly, loneliness appears to have increased substantially since the outbreak of the global pandemic.”
Just Help by Sonia Sotomayor
From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Just Ask! comes a fun and meaningful story about making the world--and your community--better, one action at a time, that asks the question: Who will you help today?Every night when Sonia goes to bed, Mami asks her the same question: How did you help today?
—Google Books
“One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through and it will become someone else’s survival guide.”
–Brene Brown
Better Up: Speaking up for yourself is important — 11 steps to get it right
By Allaya Cooks-Campbell
“For many of us, it’s easier to advocate for others than it is to speak up for ourselves. However, when we don't speak up for ourselves, we erode our sense of self-worth. We become engaged in a cycle of rationalizing behavior that takes us further away from our values and — ultimately — away from the person that we want to become.”
Ecclesiastes 3
For everything there is a season,
a time for every activity under heaven.
A time to be born and a time to die.
A time to plant and a time to harvest.
A time to kill and a time to heal.
A time to tear down and a time to build up.
A time to cry and a time to laugh.
A time to grieve and a time to dance.
A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.
A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
A time to search and a time to quit searching.
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
A time to tear and a time to mend.
A time to be quiet and a time to speak.
A time to love and a time to hate.
A time for war and a time for peace.