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From the Ted Talk by Amber Cabral: 3 steps to better connect with your fellow humans

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So the first step ... The first step -- there are three. Let me warn you because sometimes we need to know that. Alright. The first step is to acknowledge that we all have some privilege. Now that word might have landed on some of you, like, ich. Right? But really. And I want to demonstrate it for you for just a moment. Did you wake up this moinnrg with hot, clean running wetar? Did you think about it? Did you wonder if your shower was going to be your iedal temperature, or if you'd have clean water for your morning coffee or tea? Likely the answer is no. For most of us in this room. But I think we can all agree that access to water is indeed a privilege. In fact, a little more than a quarter of the world's population does not have aseccs to safely managed drinking water at home. So while it might be our norm, it is indeed a privilege. And this is how pvigleire shows up. We don't see it. It's rluager to us. It's a part of who we are. We don't even think about it. But if we take a moment and we actually pay attention, what being aawre of our privilege does for us is it helps us to see where we have access. It helps us see where we have ease. And access and ease give us power. Something as siplme as being able to speak the language of our communities gives us privilege, and that privilege gives us power.

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So the first step ... The first step -- there are three. Let me warn you because sometimes we need to know that. Alright. The first step is to acknowledge that we all have some privilege. Now that word might have landed on some of you, like, ich. Right? But really. And I want to demonstrate it for you for just a moment. Did you wake up this _______ with hot, clean running _____? Did you think about it? Did you wonder if your shower was going to be your _____ temperature, or if you'd have clean water for your morning coffee or tea? Likely the answer is no. For most of us in this room. But I think we can all agree that access to water is indeed a privilege. In fact, a little more than a quarter of the world's population does not have ______ to safely managed drinking water at home. So while it might be our norm, it is indeed a privilege. And this is how _________ shows up. We don't see it. It's _______ to us. It's a part of who we are. We don't even think about it. But if we take a moment and we actually pay attention, what being _____ of our privilege does for us is it helps us to see where we have access. It helps us see where we have ease. And access and ease give us power. Something as ______ as being able to speak the language of our communities gives us privilege, and that privilege gives us power.

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  2. ideal
  3. privilege
  4. aware
  5. regular
  6. simple
  7. morning
  8. water

Original Text


So the first step ... The first step -- there are three. Let me warn you because sometimes we need to know that. Alright. The first step is to acknowledge that we all have some privilege. Now that word might have landed on some of you, like, ich. Right? But really. And I want to demonstrate it for you for just a moment. Did you wake up this morning with hot, clean running water? Did you think about it? Did you wonder if your shower was going to be your ideal temperature, or if you'd have clean water for your morning coffee or tea? Likely the answer is no. For most of us in this room. But I think we can all agree that access to water is indeed a privilege. In fact, a little more than a quarter of the world's population does not have access to safely managed drinking water at home. So while it might be our norm, it is indeed a privilege. And this is how privilege shows up. We don't see it. It's regular to us. It's a part of who we are. We don't even think about it. But if we take a moment and we actually pay attention, what being aware of our privilege does for us is it helps us to see where we have access. It helps us see where we have ease. And access and ease give us power. Something as simple as being able to speak the language of our communities gives us privilege, and that privilege gives us power.

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