power of the mind is what's REALLY phat!

 "... ... ... I’ll let you think you have left me behind... I ain't coming at you with a gun or a knife. I’m coming at you with the power of my mind." partial Excerpt: "Having Tea with My Sisters"

Q & A
Q: Have you worked in an environment or found yourself in a social setting where you overheard comments and/or conversations that were prejudice and unfavorable to a certain race or social group of people?... Q: Have you witnessed treatment that was unfair | improper | inflexible | unjust?...

IF yes Q: In those moments did you feel an urgency to speak up/out?... Q: Did you feel a slight race in your heart... a flicker... a rush... a light sweat to your brow?... Q: Did you restrain yourself?... Q: Did you quiet that inner voice?... Q: Did you turn a deaf ear to your humanity and morality?... Q: *your breath. bated.* Did you inhale And swallow your words in a slow gulp?... were your words passed BACK down your throat instead of out your mouth?... Q: Did you silence that conscience man who was right at the brink of saying something as simple as "I disagree" OR "That's not right"?...

IF yes Q: Did you hold your tongue because you thought it ALL (the environment, the situation, the people) inexorable?... Q: Did you think, perhaps, your voice would not be heard; or were you afraid, perhaps, it would be!?

A: I have... And um 98% percent of the time - my inner voice spoke up/out... it's that 2% percent that I had to contend with. #Inexcusable #Period
A: @ a time I supervised 6-7 men; primarily minorities; I witnessed and overheard things that left suuuuch a bad taste in my mouth. There came a time (several) when I had to speak out; not just because I too am considered a minority; but also because these negative types of behaviors should be disallowed. Period.
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Q: Have you witnessed something in your own cultural environment that you knew was wrong?... i.g., A hand in the pocket or pocketbook of another passenger on the bus... Q: Have you reluctantly silently nodded in agreement with a statement that was bias toward a guiltless individual?... Q: Have you mocked the behaviors (all in fun) of another race or group of people?

IF yes Q: Why?... Q: Did you experience peer pressure @ the ripe old age of 35?... Q: Did you miss your moment to speak - And felt a resurgence, of a conversation you were already uncomfortable with, would be a bit too challenging?...

A: I have... 98 perhaps 99% of the time I spoke up/out... it's that 1 or 2% percent that I had to contend with #SELFexamination #CHECKyourself
A: I was on public transportation (13-14 yrs of age) and I witnessed a "pick-pocket" caaaarefully going into the pocketbook of a middle-aged woman. I wanted to yell to the woman. I wanted to scream "ma'am he has his hand in your purse" I sat there; on the edge of my seat; And held my  tongue until he had left the bus. I then eased from my seat And softly said "ma'am that man who was standing, here, beside you... the one who just got off the bus... Yes ma'am him... He had his hand in your purse."

Reflecting and And pulling my own coattail ; )            *Effective Communication In Love*