One Tribe – We Are ALL Connected
Posted by Heather Taskovics · 20 Comments
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Music can be such an amazing inspiration. There is this song by the Black Eyed Peas that has inspired me to write this blog. Here it is for your listening pleasure:
I love the idea of the words, “One Tribe”. It gives one a sense of belonging and acceptance that may not have been experienced before. We all want to feel like we are connected with others who possess congruent qualities that we may possess. In the social media networking circles, a tribe is a group of people who share similar interests and support each other in those interests by syndicating (promoting) each others’ blog posts and sharing valuable content with the rest of the world. Click on this link to see an example of what I’m talking about.
That being said, I want to focus on the message that this song presents…
In this era of war and strife, we must take the time to remember and be mindful of the fact that we are all connected with each other–from your parents to the homeless child who lives halfway across the globe. As the song “One Tribe” states, we must learn to forget our past transgressions with each other, set aside our differences and treat each other as we wish to be treated; with loving kindness and respect for all living things.
Now I’m not saying that everyone should become vegetarian–I certainly am not…though it gets rather tempting lately–but by living every day with a sense of compassion for each other, knowing that what happens to you happens to me, too (and vice versa!), we can take that necessary step towards a happier more peaceful way of existence.
According to Answers.com, compassion is defined as a:
“Deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it.”
Sounds simple, doesn’t it? It’s not always easy, though. Practicing compassion is probably one of the highest forms of love any one person can have for all of humanity. It even means forgiving your enemies of their wrongdoings against you. His Holiness the Dalai Lama himself has even experienced times of struggle with practicing compassion toward those who drove him out of Tibet and caused devastation among his people.
The next time you feel negatively towards another person, think about how you would feel if that energy was directed towards you. Take a moment to figure out WHY you are feeling that way and do what you can to see a more positive side to the target of your anger. No one is perfect, but we can all at least make an effort to do what we can to be more empathetic towards each other.
If you agree with this message, by all means share it with everyone you know! And please DO leave a comment and add to the discussion–I would love to read your insights.
Until next time…
Namaste, my wonderful friends.
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This was amazing! thank you so much Heather! I am so PSYCHED that I am in the Daily Crushers Group!
Thanks for inviting me to be a part of the community!
Melissa
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One Tribe ~ oh yeah, baby! I love that you included this song in your post ~ a while back Nick Logan suggested we all right posts including this and share our spin on it ~ I don’t think it ever happened so it’s awesome to find you writing about it!
Ah yes, compassion. It reminds me of a quote I love from George Washington Carver, “How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.” So true….and so important to always keep at the forefront of our mind.
Thank you for the beauty and inspiration of this post, Heather!
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Hey there, Beth!
Yeah, I really love the message that this song sends. It invokes a feeling of hope–that one day we will all live on this planet in peace with each other.
Thank you so much for sharing that quote by GW Carver–extremely profound and thought provoking.
Heather
What a powerful message Heather! I like the part about stopping to think about how you’d feel if that energy was directed at you. Love the song. It captures what you are pushing forward with the Daily Crushers.
Total world domination with good.
Love it!
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I love this song and what it represents. My kids just went through an Anti-Bullying Program in their middle school – I am going to forward this to the principle – they can use it for a theme song! Thanks Heather!
Hi,
Good video and lot of materials were found from this video.
Yes.we are all in one tribe.due to changes in our living, changes in applications from a to z methods, we are different from each other.
We expect world peace, some equitable share of our individual,nations wealth and free from poverty, social and economic evils at the earliest.
Heather…it is a great message. We can get caught up in whether it is possible to actually have a world of peace but it doesn’t even matter really. We can certainly learn what it means to live a life of love toward the people in our lives. We all touch many, many people and we can control how we interact with those people. If we simply focus in on what we can do ourselves…the world indeed will change.
That is what the Daily Crushers are all about…touching each other’s lives to make each of our lives better.
Thanks for sharing Heather!
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Never heard this song Heather. I dig it. Maybe it should be the new Crushers theme song.
I love this song and the message it promotes…We totally should!
Nice! Thanks for delivering the message of compassion and togetherness forward in a different context than usual. This kind of work is important.
The game and the world of business and innovation and entrepreneurialism is changing big-time. Feeling more optimistic about our collective future lately than i have in years… I think it’s in the air.
Or, maybe i’m just naive…
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Gettin my groove on just listening to this song Heather! Big things for us comin down the road my tribe Sista! Thanks for sharing! <3
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Heather,
It’s amazing what messages you can find in songs when you really listen to the words. Great ideas to promote our oneness.
Thanks for a great start to my day!
Val
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Hey Heather, Great song I have never seen this before. Wonderful message! Thanks for sharing with us all.
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Heather,
This post really encompasses the true meaning of our existence. Regardless of how others behave, we need to recognize that within each and every person there is a spark of the Divine. When they act poorly we can either focus on what has angered us, or choose to focus on their good qualities.
Seeing every person as an extension of God can certainly help us to change the way we view them, and in turn may bring them closer to the perfection that is their Source.
Peace!
.-= Kathy Jodrey´s last blog ..Is It Time To Face Your Fears? =-.
I love the video!! Thanks so much for offering this inspiration. I just joined the Unified Tribe! exciting.
Music and compassion = inspiration and motivation all rolled into one powerful healing package. You have an uncanny way of sharing what we all can understand and what can bring us all together, if we are willing.
I agree, we each need to endeavor to live with love and compassion for our fellow beings. I believe that it is important to has this philosophy in business too. If we can’t bring peace to the entire world, at least we can bring it to that part which we belong to and touch.
Heather, you did a great job of showing this to us here. The use of the video added the “drive in” it needed.
Bless~ed Be & Regards,
Liz
Thank you so much, everyone…This really is one of my favorite songs to listen to right now…always inspiring.
Namaste,
Heather