Opening Breath and Affirmation:
Take a deep breath and say, I will be Nonviolent by accepting that I am where I am because of the choices I have made and doing BETTER.
Quote of the Day:
"Victory can be achieved by various means. It can be gained with tanks and missiles, but I think that one wins better with truth, honesty, and logic…this is a new weapon." –Lech Walesa, November 1982
Today in Social Movement History:
On March 4, 1933 Bertha Wilson is appointed as first woman to sit on the Supreme Court of Canada.
Activity of the Day:
It is important to keep our bodies healthy, so we can participate for a long time in the public movement for nonviolent social change. For example, it would be hard to participate in the Love Walks if you couldn't walk or move your wheelchair for a considerable amount of time. This is called endurance. We need physical endurance as well as mental, emotional, and spiritual endurance.
For this reason, find a stopwatch, and for 30 seconds each do the following activities, with 20 jumping jacks in between each one. Please modify the following exercises to fit your needs if you are disabled or differently-abled.
1. rolling head
2. touching toes
3. reaching up to the sky on tip-toe
4. spread feet apart and reach down left
5. keep feet apart and reach down right
6. roll right ankle while standing on your left foot
7. roll left ankle while standing on your right foot
8. roll shoulders in circles to the front
9. roll shoulders in circles to the back.
10. hip circles right and left
11. Any other simple movement you can think of!
