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Talking Peace- Lapis Lazuli stone , What brings me peace is drawing, deep breaths and music, "I'm never turning off 'cause I'm a light
Shining on a world that's moving fast
Here to guarantee you never crash"- fantasia

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"If you want to fly, you have to give up the shit that weighs you down."

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Hey, we made it, we made it
I'm feelin' grateful
I'm here with my favorite
Oh God, I'm thankful
Our song and we played it
So good we played it
Yeah, I just want it to keep on playin' (hey)

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Don't be sleeping on your level, because there's beauty in the struggle.
- Love Yours, JCole

How long can I survive with this mentality?....Damn won't be long before I disappear.... You call it running, I call it escaping.
- Ville Mentality, JCole.

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Heart beatin' fast, let a n**** know that he alive.
Fake n***** mad, snakes in the grass let a nigga know that he arrive.

-Love Yourz, J Cole

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Let's think to one another with love and compassion.

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Let's think to one another with love and compassion.

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"I'm stickin to my guns, till my work is done!"- PJ Morton

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I wear a charm around my neck called a Prayer Box. It was a gift from my aunt when I graduated high school, and you can write something on a piece of paper (i.e. a prayer), and place it in the charm.

The thing that has been providing peace for me recently has been video calls. My top love language is quality time, and it has been EXTREMELY tough these past several months not being able to spend time with my loved ones. But video calls do help :)

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To keep my peace, I try to read. I find comfort in words and language, especially if they gesture toward something or some place currently unimagined.

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my talking peace is my giraffe stuffed animal. I have had him about 10 years now. He's named after Pythagoras and lives in my closet lol, he also has a septum ring.

As for what I do to find peace during an unpeaceful time, I have been watching a lot of anime and greys anatomy. Also just seeing friends and family (SAFELY), and I just got into yoga and biking.

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My peace comes from within. I calm my mind through the storm, and thats about it.

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Talking Piece: Blue Beaded Moroccan Mini Mirror 

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Talking Piece: Blue Beaded Moroccan Mini Mirror 

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Reflection/Reflectiveness/Recentering finding and appreciating beauty is what my talking piece. "There must've been an angel by my side, something held me led me to you. Look at the sky, it's the color of love".

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I find peace by remembering that the rays of light will always come through in the end, and constant change is what enables them to do that.

My talking piece is a bottle of grapefruit and jasmine oil with floating pink flowers in it that Kenya gave me.

Don't look ahead, there's stormy weather
Another roadblock in our way
But if we go, we go together
Our hands are tied here if we stay

Oh, we said our dreams will carry us
And if they don't fly we will run
Now we push right past to find out
How to win what they all lost

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I post them on  my wall and read the aloud every day to set the tone that I am responsible for protecting my own inner peace. AB

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Huēhuecoyōtl in Aztec Culture - in Nahuatl means very old coyote - god of music. My daughter bought it for me in Mexico

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Huēhuecoyōtl in Aztec Culture - in Nahuatl means very old coyote - god of music. My daughter bought it for me in Mexico

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"San Francisco morning coming clear and cold. Don't know if I'm waking or I'm dreaming. Riding with Fats Waller on the Super Chief. He said, music's real, the rest is seeming"

From Soul Shadows - Bill Withers

In an uncertain world, music keeps me grounded in reality.

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My talking piece is my framed mission statement. I recently found it when I went back home during COVID. This reminds me of what I am here to do and also how I how evolved through the years. I wrote that statement when I was 18 and now im 31 and it still hold true with minor tweaks based on my growth. 

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My talking piece is my framed mission statement. I recently found it when I went back home during COVID. This reminds me of what I am here to do and also how I how evolved through the years. I wrote that statement when I was 18 and now im 31 and it still hold true with minor tweaks based on my growth. 

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I keep piece by being mindful of the things i consume - Eating, listening and reading healthy. When I am not a piece, I gather my thoughts in a good vegan based meal and a book, poem, song, or conversation with support or myself. My body is a temple and I often forget to fed it when life get busy, which is why unpeaceful moments might creep up.

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My Talking Peace - reminds me of my childhood and how I wish I had a super hero role model like Miles Morales when I was younger. It also reminds me to step into my power and take the leap.

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My Talking Peace - reminds me of my childhood and how I wish I had a super hero role model like Miles Morales when I was younger. It also reminds me to step into my power and take the leap.

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Mini Sketchbook

I have been keeping my peace through walks or bike rides in the park, painting and drawing.

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outdoors jogging gives me peace & serenity

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outdoors jogging gives me peace & serenity

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A photo I took this past summer.

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"Hear me calling out your name, I feel no shame." - Anita Baker

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"Hear me calling out your name, I feel no shame." - Anita Baker

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My talking piece is my journal. I find peace with putting words to what is rising up in me and then I release it.

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last complete pic of my fam- dad, mom, sis and I at my 10th bday!
- reminder of family, wholeness, strength

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WevMy Talking piece is a handmade giraffe. I got it when I had the privilege to travel to Africa a few summers ago.  I got it for my Godson and he never took it home.  It is a reminder that I have been to the mother land and that I can go wherever I want in the world.

I find peace in a time where it seems so unpeaceful by operating in self-discovery.  FInding my place in the world and realizing how I show up has granted me peace, especially during this time.

"We've got one life
I won't waste, one life
I'm gon' taste the joy in every minute"

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feeling optimistic and a brief sense of accomplishment. My talking peace is a carved jaguar head. I run and that allows me to let my mind go where it needs to - could be work, my kids, the music I'm listening to, the news - whatever it is, it is an uninterrupted time for processing and that helps me feel grounded.

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50k running medal- it reminds me of a couple of important things that keep me grounded:
-the world is bigger than myself
-I can do things I never thought possible
-allows me to connect to my inner spirit and to nature

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My talking piece is my note book, where I write my own thoughts, poetry, movies' list and reflections, anything I need to write down. It's on a shelf of a bookshelf together with other writing tools. This summer I found peace walking and listening to spiritual personalities, working on letting go of the ego...because the ego gets in the way of success....

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My talking piece is my note book, where I write my own thoughts, poetry, movies' list and reflections, anything I need to write down. It's on a shelf of a bookshelf together with other writing tools. This summer I found peace walking and listening to spiritual personalities, working on letting go of the ego...because the ego gets in the way of success....

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Mariangela

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yep

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Pri

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My talking peace is a bracelet that I took from my mother. She got it from her mother in the 1970s. It is a way for me to carry my mom with me. I can touch it or look at it and be reminded of the strength, grace, and dignity passed down to me by my grandmother and mother.

In uncertain times, I find peace by reaching out to my loved ones and close friends. They help keep me grounded when my anxiety wants to take over.

"It is well with my soul."

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My talking piece represents freedom, justice and liberation. When we think about education our main goal should be towards liberation and building ourselves, our students and the organization towards this end.

I stay peaceful in these uncertain times by keeping my eyes on the prize and knowing that I am working towards this end. My ancestors have passed the torch to me to do this work and I shall continue this until my last breath. ~Amalu

"The Revolution is not an apple

"Difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week." ~Jay-Z

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I feel like the blue of the ocean. Everything feels transitional, choppy, and uncertain.

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Christipher

Feeling purple - the power of elderberry is fueling my vocation

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mikesanty

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No funny, I'm MAD tired!!

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Rose Quartz Crystal- Represents Universal LOVE- TRUST- HARMONY

I find my peace by being in community and reflecting.

"Take a look in my eyes, can't you see I'm ready." Alicia Keys

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Purple like the smell of fresh cut lilacs

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Purple like the smell of fresh cut lilacs

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My talking peace is art through my Van Gogh puzzle (which I finished), Basquiat interviews, and studying other artists of color. I also learn about the criminal (in)justice system, through podcasts & readings. Furthermore, Black liberation.
-Sarah

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My talking peace is my tarot deck + coloring book.

How I locate and attempt to hold on to my peace is by remember all the days and events that brought me to this day. All the people I have met and continue to meet on my path and the ones I have yet to meet.

"If you could die and come back to life
Up for air from the swimming pool
You kneel down to the dry land
Kiss the Earth that birthed you
Gave you tools just to stay alive"
-Mr. Ocean

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Color: Purple....
Royal,  a complete mix of red and blue evenly to make up the perfect color . Wisdom , creative
Music on 100000!!!!

My Symbol: Ankh!! Its my ring!!
I am the BRIDGE between my parents and my grandson!!!! This is my center!!!  And I am Someones' History and Future!!!
PRINCE!!!

A

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My talking peace is a LION stuffed animal.

Lions are my favorite animals and they bring me peace, joy, love, strength and courage. Since it is a stuff animal, it is therapeutic by just holding it and the meaning behind lions and what they represent bring me peace, especially during not peaceful times.

"Just waking up in the morning, gotta thank God" - Ice Cube

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I'm feeling Melancholy...Carpe Diem
-The Bible centers me
-ugh I have no talking piece..its a work in progress.

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Keeping a routine and checking in with people I love nourishes my peace.

"In grey clouds, or white walls, or blue skies we gonna fly, feel alright."

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Let us make the best of the situation!

My Talking Piece is a watch, as we should keep in mind that time is of the essence, and we can not bring back the time.

Treat everyone with a happy smile, and learn from everyone!

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-FF

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Today I feel Like a Bad B*.. Period Don Cookie

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i keep my peace by protecting my energy, giving to those i love, and always creating space for my own growth through my mistakes.

my talking peace* is a ring that my father gave to my mother and it represents love, empathy, and understanding.

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My talking peace is a ring that I purchased with my middle name and my late Grandmother's name. I love my middle name and am blessed to have been gifted with it.

The way that I find peace is through my love languages : quality time and gifting giving/receiving.

I am far away from my immediate family and a FaceTime call helps me to recharge and get my quality time as well as being with the family I have here in NYC.

I love to gift myself with online shopping and also send my family gifts to show my love.

Song lyric:

"I can't stop, man, I'm stuck on go, Always hug the road"

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The way I find peace is through prayer and self care.

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Like the sunrise

My talking peace is a picture of my kids.  They are what it's all for for me, the reason I strive on the hardest days.  I want the world to be a better, more just place for them.

March, March to my own drum. Hey, hey I'm an army of one. The Chicks

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The Great Frontier

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GREEN, Mariangela

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OMG Jeannette is so dope!

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Orange!
-My talking peace is a braclet from my mentor via Ghana with ¨SANKOFA¨ embossed into it.  It is a reminder that I am education for a reason; I always feel like it ¨smiles¨ back at me when I doubt showing up to work.

¨Don stop, get it, get it¨

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PSALM 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

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PSALM 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

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My Talking Peace is something that my cousin's boyfriend at the time gave me for a Secret Santa that we did. He's not in the picture anymore, but this bluetooth speaker he gave me still is. By some accounts I am right on the cusp of Millenials and Generation Z, yet technology still amazes me. I love being able to walk away from my devices and listen to WHATEVER. I also like using it to listen to a metronome that keeps a steady beat when I'm playing my saxophone. This year I want to stay committed to doing what I want to do like play my saxophone, serving God no matter how tired or busy I may get.