Mary Robinson discussed the climate change, human rights, other global challenges, and how our world is today. She has a memoir about “Everybody Matters”.
She mentioned on how something deep and dark as mental health/ depression is; it can bring out the best work from you during a mental breakdown. Don’t fight with others when they tell you to stop and rest or it’s okay you’ll meet the deadlines because then you will work yourself to the brink of exhaustion (to where you rely on energy pills or sleeping pills if you want to shut the world out.
Lesson learned: be open about your vulnerabilities. Don’t be afraid to talk about the weak moments.
Mary Robinson
When, Mary, was 17 she got start in writing and the path that she made for herself was a turning point in her life where she was a nun. When her parents sent her off to Paris for a year, it changed everything. Being a young girl in French culture where it was vibrant, strong, and different. The eye-opener to savor was since she was a girl/female; she was looked at less than and less important. However, she has not lost her faith of Jesus Christ throughout this time.
The world had become more violent around the time of Robert Kennedy assassination that when her and her father returned to Ireland, she realized later on the young people were making a difference. A change.
We used to put a lantern in the window in the Presidential house in Ireland to show a symbolic message for all those who had to leave Ireland over the years. But on Christmas the symbol makes that to say nobody should be alone on Christmas and they are welcome.
Symbolism- Mary Robinson
Learn the power of listening and it is the one of best tool that you can have. Listening is having a voice for human rights. The biggest lesson she learned was that a moral voice and willingness to listen can be powerful in conveying that human rights do matter.
You are a person that deserves and requires full respect for who you are. Become a critical voice for those rights to change.
Mary Robinson
The importance of the document that Eleanor Roosevelt had wrote that captivated Mary and is teaching young minds today to communicate. A sub quote from this document states:
Make it readable to ordinary people because if human rights don’t matter in small places close to home; they won’t matter at all. So, it has to matter to people.
Eleanor roosevelt
Book (s) she wrote & worth reading:
- Climate Justice (2018)- Amazon for $18.19 (Hardcover),
- Everybody Matters (2012)- Amazon for $9.99 (Kindle) or $0 (Audiobook)
- A Voice for Human Rights (2006)- Target for $28.99 (Paperback, Shipped)
I’ll post the link below just incase the video doesn’t work.
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uENE6o3TnA8
All the love,
Cheyenne
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