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>>> WE
>>> WE ARE NOW JUST ONE WEEK FROM THE FOURTH OF JULY.
ARE CELEBRATIONS THIS YEAR ARE
OBVIOUSLY DIFFERENT.
OBVIOUSLY DIFFERENT. WE MAY STILL FIND OURSELVES
TOGETHER, SOCIALLY DISTANT WITH
FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO MAY HAVE
DIFFERENT OPINIONS ABOUT THIS
CHALLENGING TIME.
CHALLENGING TIME. HAD TO WAIT RIDGE THE POSSIBLE
DIVIDE THIS WEEK DURING THIS
TIME?
TIME?
TIME? WHY
TIME? WHY SIT DOWN FOR PERSPECTIVE
FROM LIFE AND FITNESS COACH,
JAZMIN.
JAZMIN.
JAZMIN. THIS HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING
TIME FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
IT IS DIFFICULT WHEN IT COMES
TO TRYING TO CONNECT WITH
PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT SHARE OUR
OPINIONS ABOUT ALL OF THE
RECENT EVENTS.
RECENT EVENTS. GIVEN THAT WE ARE HEADED INTO A
HOLIDAY WEEK DO YOU HAVE ANY
ADVICE FOR PEOPLE, AS THEY MAY
SEE FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT
THEY HAVE NOT SEEN FOR
AWHILE?>> YES, THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME.
HAVING ME. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN CHALLENGING,
DIFFICULT AND ALL OF THE EVENTS
IN 2020 ARE ALL BECOMING
POLYMERIZING.
POLYMERIZING. WE HAVE TO MANAGE OUR
EXPECTATIONS.
EXPECTATIONS. UNDERSTANDING THAT WE ARE
DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT. YOU AND I ARE SO DIFFERENT.
WE HAVE DIFFERENT OUTLOOKS ON
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. WE
LIFE. WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH DIFFERENT
THINGS IN THE WORLD.
WHILE WE MAY NOT AGREE WITH
SOMEONE, WE CANNOT EXPECT THEM
TO CHANGE JUST BECAUSE WE SAY
SO OR BECAUSE IT IS POLITICALLY
CORRECT.
CORRECT.
CORRECT. WHAT MAKES THIS COUNTRY GREAT
AND MAKES THE WORLD GREAT IS
KEEPING OPEN DIALOGUE.
HOW DO WE ENCOURAGE THE
CONVERSATIONS?
CONVERSATIONS? IF YOU CLOSE THE CONVERSATION
AND DO NOT ENGAGE, IT IS
DIFFICULT TO HEAR A DIFFERENT
POINT OF VIEW AND FIND
COMMONALITY AND UNDERSTANDING.
THE FASTEST WAY TO RUIN A
RELATIONSHIP IS TO FORCE OUR
OPINIONS.
OPINIONS.
OPINIONS. I THINK WE SHOULD STAY
CONFIDENT IN WHAT WE BELIEVE.
THE BEAUTY OF THIS COUNTRY, THE
LAND OF THE FREE, IS WE CAN
ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION.
KEEP RESPECT FOR THOSE WHO DO
NOT AGREE.
NOT AGREE. DO NOT ENGAGE WHEN YOU ARE
EMOTIONALLY CHARGED.
EMOTIONALLY CHARGED. >> WHEN EMOTIONALLY CHARGED, WE
WILL SAY THINGS WE MAY NOT
MEAN.
MEAN.
MEAN. WE
MEAN. WE WILL OVERREACT.
>> IS THERE ANYONE ACTION A
PERSON CAN TAKE TO DIFFUSE THE
MOMENT?
MOMENT?
MOMENT? BRING CALM TO YOURSELF SO THAT
YOU CAN BRING CALM TO THE
OVERALL CONVERSATION?>> THERE
NEEDS TO BE AN AWARENESS OF THE
MOMENTS.
MOMENTS.
MOMENTS. THE MOMENT YOU START TO REALIZE
YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENTER A HEATED
EXCHANGE, I AM ALWAYS A FAN OF
TELL ME MORE.
EVEN IF YOU ARE HEARING
SOMETHING HORRIFIC, TELL ME
MORE, BECAUSE NOW YOU ARE
REACTING AND GIVING SOMEONE
SPACE AND THEY FEEL HEARD.
AND THEY FEEL SEEN.
IT DOES NOT MEAN YOU AGREE WITH
THEM, BUT YOU ARE GIVING THEM
THE SPACE TO BE AFFIRMED AND BE
SEEN.
SEEN.
SEEN. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US WANTS TO
BE SEEN AND HEARD WHICH IS WHY
WE SHOUT IN THESE
CONVERSATIONS.
CONVERSATIONS. SECONDLY IF YOU FEEL LIKE I DO
NOT TO GO, TAKE A DEEP BREATH
IN A DEEP BREATH OUT AND SAY
LET'S TAKE THIS UP SOME OTHER
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. I
TIME. I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT.
>> REFERENCE YOUR PERSONAL
HISTORY AND RECOGNIZE THAT YOU
CAME HERE AS A REFUGEE FROM
BOSNIA.
BOSNIA.
BOSNIA. YOU SURVIVED SOME OF THE
WORLD'S WORST MOMENTS IN
HISTORY COLLECTIVELY.
HISTORY COLLECTIVELY. YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS TO THEIR
CHALLENGES AND DIVERSITY.
>> BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN THE
WORST IN THE WORLD AND HAVE
LIVED THROUGH WAR, WHILE THINGS
MAY SEEM REALLY DIRE FOR SO
MANY OF US, BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN
THE AFTERMATH OF THE HORRIFIC
THINGS, THINGS DO TEND TO
SETTLE DOWN.
SETTLE DOWN. WE ARE SO CREATIVE, RESOURCEFUL
AND CAPABLE AND WE OUNCE BACK
AND ADJUST WHEN I GET UP IN THE
MORNING, HOW CAN I TRULY AND
GENUINELY BE OF SERVICE TO
OTHERS?
OTHERS?
OTHERS? AND I FEEL LIKE I'M MAKING A
DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.
IN THE END, WHAT IS MOST
IMPORTANT IS THE PERSONAL LEVEL
OF HAPPINESS AND PEACE.
WHICH SO MANY OF US HAVE BEEN
LACKING.
LACKING.
LACKING. THAT COMES FROM WITHIN.
AND WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.
>> THERE IS SO MUCH PRACTICAL
GOOD ADVICE IN WHAT YOU SHARED
WITH US TODAY.