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Rise

Seeing, hearing, and understanding is more than a one-and-done box to be checked.

January 2023

Equality, IntegrityAlicia Kae MillerJanuary 4, 2023Empathy Uprise ℠empathy, austin, texas, advocacy, inclusion, positivity, justice, equality, integrity, liberation, expression

Choices

As I catch my breath and wipe away tears, I cannot help but wonder, is the intention behind acts of hate to silence the voices of the majority so that our outrage becomes mute?

July 2022

Integrity, Liberation, Equality, JusticeAlicia Kae MillerJuly 6, 2022Empathy Uprise ℠empathy, austin, texas, advocacy, inclusion, positivity, justice, equality, integrity, liberation, expression

Turning Point

Like you, I am angry. I am heartbroken, and I have firm opinions. However, I also realize that as comfortable as I am staying within the narrow confines of like-mindedness, change does not occur in isolation.

June 2022

Integrity, EqualityAlicia Kae MillerJune 1, 2022Empathy Uprise ℠empathy, austin, texas, advocacy, inclusion, positivity, justice, equality, integrity, liberation, expression

Status Symbols

Since we are all human, our responses will be individually different. However, a lack of inclusion and a sense of belonging is relatable to all of us.

May 2022

Equality, Expression, Integrity, Justice, LiberationAlicia Kae MillerMay 4, 2022Empathy Uprise ℠empathy, austin, texas, advocacy, inclusion, positivity, justice, equality, integrity, liberation, expression

Signs

We are all someone else's "other." As you continue to shift gears, keep your eyes out for me to we, mile-marker #1.

April 2022

Equality, Expression, Integrity, Justice, LiberationAlicia Kae MillerApril 6, 2022Empathy Uprise ℠empathy, austin, texas, advocacy, inclusion, positivity, justice, equality, integrity, liberation, expression

Stand Alone

Since we are the leaders of our own life, our leadership burden is ours alone.

March 2022

Equality, Expression, Integrity, Justice, LiberationAlicia Kae MillerMarch 2, 2022Empathy Uprise ℠empathy, austin, texas, advocacy, inclusion, positivity, justice, equality, integrity, liberation, expression

Becoming

As we reckon with a past that did not serve us well, it is painful to have hard conversations. Yet, to heal from the shame in all of us, we must bring these unspoken truths into the light.

February 2022

Equality, Expression, Integrity, Justice, LiberationAlicia Kae MillerFebruary 2, 2022Empathy Uprise ℠empathy, austin, texas, advocacy, inclusion, positivity, justice, equality, integrity, liberation, expression

Forward Thinking

I wish that 2-0-2-2 is the year we collectively put empathy into action through curiosity, vulnerability, compassion, and selflessness.

January 2022

Expression, Liberation, Justice, Integrity, EqualityAlicia Kae MillerJanuary 5, 2022Empathy Uprise ℠

Change Agent

Who does not want to be respected? To be seen? To be heard? And, at times, to be left the heck alone.

November 2021

Equality, Expression, LiberationAlicia Kae MillerNovember 3, 2021Empathy Uprise ℠

A Ripple Effect

Even if we are not directly impacted by [insert topic here], what happens to one, happens to all.

September 2021

Justice, EqualityAlicia Kae MillerSeptember 1, 2021Empathy Uprise ℠

Flesh + Bone

When I cast my gaze outward, I see people who, like me, have a personal history and heart, a heart that keeps blood pumping through their bodies.

August 2021

Justice, EqualityAlicia Kae MillerAugust 4, 2021Empathy Uprise ℠

Mend the Line

As I clumsily practiced casting and line mending, I applied this teaching to empathy and how we have all learned to mend the pandemic line over the past year and a half+.

July 2021

Justice, Equality, LiberationAlicia Kae MillerJuly 7, 2021Empathy Uprise ℠