Back in the 1960s, the US began the “War on Drugs.” This served to criminalize drug addiction and increased the number of incarcerated Americans which disproportionately affected African Americans and Latinos/Hispanic. Some are still incarcerated from the 1980s. During this epidemic, the drug of choice that led to alarming rates of incarceration was crack cocaine.
Addiction has continued to ravage communities. Today’s drug or substance of choice is opioids and they often come directly from one’s primary care physician.
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“Be such a dope soul that people crave your vibes.” {Unknown}
This morning I heard an amazing meditation led by Oprah and Deepak Chopra and it was all about connecting to the world which is absolutely appropriate in recent times.
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As I listened to a guided meditation this morning, I was incredibly distracted. I was thinking about all of the other things I needed to get done before grabbing my work laptop and jumping into helping others with their technological and other issues.
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I stumbled on a video of CNN host Anderson Cooper wearing a schizophrenia simulator. Watching the video brought tears to my eyes and filled my heart with empathy, grace and mercy. Voices of both encouragement and discouragement could be heard through the headphones.
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So I moved back to Michigan and it’s gray a lot. I lived in Las Vegas for almost 10 years where there is almost 300 days of sunshine a year. I was feeling gray today so I thought…what oil should I use? The answer I settled on was Lime! It’s the oil of zest for life.
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