there are issues and decisions, and the need for representations at different levels is not where we need it to be in order to bring back what we have had in sna francisco. if we want a robust african- american presence in san francisco, we have to start at leadership levels. but sophie has been getting power plants closed, adver advocating for transportation plans for bayview, and moving forward to make sure we have a redevelopment plan in bayview- hunter s point. she has been a regal presence for her people,a nd it is a difficult job. with leadership comes criticism, and we view criticism as an opportunity to succeed. i have to absorb criticism and go forth and be more informed. but she has never been deterred, and she has served in what i hope is a decade where many foundations have been laid, such as city bills, seeing representation from the african- american community is not there. we want people in construction, firms doing better, people at the frontline of making t
know that if you do this every day, tap every cell in your body and say it is getting healthier, tap your heart and say right here, right now, i open my heart to love i was doing a radio show yesterday with jesse jackson s daughter, queen of talk radio. yesterday on the show, we were talking about love, and a gentleman called in and said the only way to have healthy love in our community is to have a no-exit policy in our love relationships so you stay and work it out. we got a lot of flak for that. people said uh-uh, no, no, no, i don t want the exit sealed. i want to be able to get out at a moment s notice. and some of you may remember, what did your mother teach you about men? some of it is unrepeatable in polite company, as my mother would say. everybody s mother who thought they were keeping their daughter safe would say always have your money so you can get out in case he s whatever, whatever. some were told worse things than that babout that about men. all the sist
on, and what will they do to make it better? so again, i want to thank you once again for allowing me to serve. it is an honor. i used to hear that and not know what it meant, but i do. to serve is an honor. it is an honor. i want you to continue doing what you do, but remember, you have to think about all of us and continue to serve the interest of the people around you, but we cannot do other people s agenda all the time. you have to do your agenda, and turn around and make your agenda. i am about sick of it, and i am also going to say, we have a lot of work to do and you have to continue educating each other and be short with ignorance, because it s dangeruos. you have to get short with it, but continuing educating people. we have a long way to go, and san francisco is not a healthy place for african-americans. we are sicker than anybody, poorer than anybody, more ignorant than anybody. something has to give. they have always been doing what they do to us, but it is someth
have to be positive. am i makigng sense? if my thoughts about my body have to be positive, what do i have to do about my emotions? what do i have to do? i wrote my last book, power choices, and what i write about, every title has the word loeve in it. this one is 7 signposts on your journey to wholeness, joy, love, and peace. why do i keep coming back to love? everybody tap here. you are tapping a bone called the sternum. underneath that is the thymus gland. when we tap it, it releases a hormone, and that hormone makes your heart healthier. this is a simple way to do two things. the physical heart gets healthier, but i know now have a more open heart. if i have an open heart, what can i do with my open heart? let me here you. let me hear you. what do we need more of? more hate? every time you repeat it, what are you doing? getting more pathways in your brain. i want you to take this and use it because iw ant everybody to know that if you do this every day, tap every