The shadows of this world will say— There's no hope why try anyway? But every kindness large or slight— shifts the balance toward the Light... When justice seems in short supply, lean in toward the Light.
~ Carrie Newcomer from the song "Lean in Toward the Light"
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Consciousness individually and collectively shapes our material world. Our interior life constantly shapes our exterior life. This is why no matter how diverse our work in the external world, the "common work" of humanity —the only true way we can live our external lives — requires becoming conscious of the relationship between our inner and outer lives.