Compassion is a power that we first bestow on ourselves and then give away through our actions—to people, to our planet. When we recognize this, that is when love becomes our legacy. —Amanda Gorman
“Compassion is a power that we first bestow on ourselves and then give away through our actions—to people, to our planet. When we recognize this, that is when love becomes our legacy. ”

Amanda Gorman Poet and activist

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What a blessing this young women's words are to us all. Thank you Amanda. Imagine and live in peace. Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart

Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart from Columbus, Ohio
March 29, 2021

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