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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” - Gandhi #values

Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“...I do know that there is a higher something that don’t speak in burning bushes no more but instead uses people to do its bidding and its blessing. To make miracles of each other....” - Hakim Bellamy #community #love #serve

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

“…As the heart unfolds, something beautiful happens. The mind does not disappear—it becomes illuminated. Thought begins to serve love. Intelligence begins to serve humanity. Success begins to serve the well-being of all. — Parul Diyora #heart #compassion #love #serve

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

“...Find your hope…on the ground under your feet. Your hope of Heaven, let it rest on the ground underfoot. The world is no better than its places. Its places at last are no better than their people while their people continue in them….” –Wendell Berry

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

“Our public lands – whether a national park or monument, wildlife refuge, forest or prairie – make each one of us land-rich. It is our inheritance as citizens of a country called America.” — Terry Tempest Williams #publiclands #nationalparks #values

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

”All over the sky a sacred voice is calling your name.” — Black Elk #sacredplaces #love #serve #community

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Thanks to Hal, who reminded me of the wisdom embedded in ACIM…. “Fear is not of the present, but only the past and future, which do not exist.” – A Course In Miracles #mindfulness #mentalhealth #love #fear

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

“SEEDS AND GARDENS” If words are seeds, let flowers grow from your mouth, not weeds. If heart are gardens, plant those flowers in the chest of the ones who exist around you. — R.H. Swaney #compassion #mindfulness #serve #love

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.” — Margaret J. Wheatley #womenshistorymonth #community #values

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

“…we need a new type of community – based in values and justice, bringing together people… “Today’s crucial question is how we live together in purpose-driven ways…serve and rebuild the public good. Community is a must for the individual and for democracy….” — Rebecca Chopp #community

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

“Earth is so thick with divine possibility that it is a wonder we can walk anywhere without cracking our shins on altars.” — Barbara Brown Taylor #sacredplaces #awakening #mindfulness #WomensHistoryMonth #gratitude

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

“Help us to be ever faithful gardeners of spirit, who know that without darkness nothing comes to birth, and without light nothing flowers.” ~ May Sarton #awakening #mindfulness #resilience #WomensHistoryMonth

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

“You may be exhausted from holding things and be disheartened. And even weep if you are very emotional. Which could be anyone on any day. With good reason. “But then there is the next moment and the the next day and “hold on….” — Maira Kalman, “Women Holding Things” #courage #WomensHistoryMonth

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

“Believe in yourself, learn, and never stop wanting to build a better world.” — Mary McLeod Bethune #BlackHistoryMonth #activehope #NewAmericanDream

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

“Discomfort is always a necessary part of enlightenment.” — Pearl Cleage #BlackHistoryMonth #awakening #resilience

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

“We are all one—and if we don’t know it, we will learn it the hard way.” - Bayard Rustin #blackhistorymonth #oneness #community #together #awakening

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

“If the society today allows wrongs to go unchallenged, the impression is created that those wrongs have the approval of the majority.” — Barbara Jordan #BlackHistoryMonth #commmunity #ValuesMatter

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” — IDA B. WELLS (1862-1931) Journalist and Co-Founder, NAACP #blackhistorymonth #justice #oneness

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

“It cannot be denied that too often the weight of the Christian movement has been on the side of the strong and the powerful and against the weak and oppressed-this, despite the gospel.” — Howard Thurman #ICEOUT #TheGospels #commmunity #Matthew25 #BlackHistoryMonth

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

“It cannot be denied that too often the weight of the Christian movement has been on the side of the strong and the powerful and against the weak and oppressed-this, despite the gospel.” — Howard Thurman #oneness #TheGospels #commmunity #Matthew25 #BlackHistoryMonth

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

“A Love Story” Gather your selves: critical and kind, scared and brave, thoughtless and hurt. Mistakes and failures meet accomplishments. Like loss and love, they are a package. Embrace it all. Such a coming together is what we came for. — Jeanie Greensfelder #love #serve #community #together

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Don’t feel too good about the ICE rearrangement in Minneapolis. Remember that Tom Homan took a bribe that Trump is covering up. #ICE #TomHoman #Trump

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

“In The Meantime” Meanwhile, flowers still bloom. The moon rises, and the sun….  …And, while death claims all things at the end, There were such precious times between, In which everything was radiant And we loved, again, this world. - Tom Hirons #activehope #awakening #NewAmericanDream

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower @wired.com #Trump #America www.wired.com/story/donald...

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

“The Water of Gold” “…’Buy,—who’ll buy?…’ “The Quack… …he plays on our hearts with his pipe and drum, On our vague regret, on our weary yearning; For he sells the thing that never can come, Or the thing that has vanished, past returning.” — Henry Austin Dobson #VoterBeware #Trump

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

“There comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other.“ — WANGARI MAATHAI #newbeginnings #hope #community #oneness #NewAmericanDream

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

To all the social justice warriors, protesters in Minneapolis and everywhere who are continuing the work of Rev. King and standing up against bigoted, corrupt, cowardly and cruel fascists, thank YOU for your service! #MLKDay

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Stephen Miller is directing much of Trump’s corrupt, chaotic and violent domestic and foreign policies. He shares Trump’s insecurities, resentments and sadism. While Trump focuses on stealing more money, Miller does whatever he wants (see, Minneapolis.) #stephenmiller #Trump #minneapolis

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

“In The Silence” The clarity of your voice, Climbs high Upon the eagle’s wings. The chains of doubt That imprison my soul, Fall away beneath my feet….  …Faith is strengthened And hope returned To a weary heart, Upon the silent flight Of eagle’s wings. — Chris Roe #voices #community #riseup

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

“A Ritual To Read To Each Other” “…For it is important that awake people be awake, or a breaking line may discourage them back to sleep; the signals we give—yes or no, or maybe— should be clear: the darkness around us is deep. - William Stafford #NewAmericanDream #community #interdependence

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Never, ever forget that Adam snitched on Eve. Just something I thought we should remember when talking about strength and courage these days. #Men #Women

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

“Hold on a while! the darkest night May bring the fairest day. Hold on a while! the good, the right, Will always find a way....” – Amos R. Wells #light #NewAmericanDream #NewYear #newbeginnings

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

“…Nourish beginnings, let us nourish beginnings. Not all things are blest, but the seeds of all things are blest. The blessing is in the seed….” — Muriel Rukeyser #newyear #7thdayofchristmas #mindfulness #awakening

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

“Noel, Noel”    for Diane  “…we are singing through the darkest part of the year, through this tender time for us all. The light of an ancient star shines inside us. And as we stumble, we laugh and sing that light back to the world.” — Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer #awakening #3rdDayofChristmas

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

“What you encounter, recognize or discover depends to a large degree on the quality of your approach…. When we approach with reverence great things decide to approach us.” - John O’Donohue #Advent #mindfulness #reverence

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

"The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope." - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin #Advent #hope #activehope #community

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

This is how Republicans say, “Merry Christmas.” #GOPChristmas #Christmas #Healthcare

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

“Dark nights don’t involve a diminution of self, but rather a shift in focus away from the ego and onto others…. “The dark night heightens our connections to all living beings…. It may be dark in here, but it’s full of love.” — Therese DesCamp #Advent #DarkNights #compassion #community

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

“The greatest, most profound, tenderest things in the world, we must wait for. It happens not here in a storm but according to the divine laws of sprouting, growing, and becoming.” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer, writing from a Nazi prison #Advent #hope #activehope

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

“On A Journey” ….Don’t be downcast, the time will soon come When we can have rest. Our small crosses will stand On the bright edge of the road together, And rain fall, and snow fall, And the winds come and go. — Hermann Hesse #Advent #Hope #Journey #Awakening

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

“Gratitude gives us a new story. It opens our eyes to see that every life is, in unique and dignified ways, graced…. “Gratitude calls us to sit together, to…feed one another…. “To know and celebrate abundance.” - Diana Butler Bass #gratitude #HappyThanksgiving #community #abundance

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Thank you, heart for breaking open every time you hear of the throbbing ache of war…. of hunger…. May you never grow callous…. For all the times I have forgotten to say thank you, forgive me…. I am still learning. — Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer #compassion #grateful #together #community

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

“Letter to Our Children” (excerpt) “…Tear down the walls and use the debris to build bridges. Tattoo these words on your hands, on your tongue: we are all in this together.” — Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer #oneness #community #compassion #together

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

“Look, we are not unspectacular things. We’ve come this far, survived this much. What would happen if we decided to survive more? To love harder?” - Ada Limon #love #resilience #compassion #community

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Hap Connors @hapconnors.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

“…Your grief and mine Must intertwine Like sea and river… Forever and ever. “Let no man be so proud And confident, To think he is allowed A little tent Pitched in a meadow Of sun and shadow All his little own…..” — Countee Cullen #empathy #compassion #community #serve #love

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