Hello Again,

In this interview with SNUG 518 Outreach worker, Richard “Pancake” Williams, we immediately become humbled.

People qualify to become a SNUG 518 Outreach worker by coming from the streets themselves, entering the Department of Justice system, and eventually making different choices. Because of their history with the law, they are called “credible messengers.” Kids on the street know that SNUG 518 workers have been in dark, dangerous places very similar to where they may be now.

Pancake helps us to see violence from a broader perspective. He helps us see what he sees. Shooters are often young people who have received so little direction in their lives that they consider guns to be the only option to meet their needs.

After listening to Pancake, we realize that violence is a far more complex problem than is portrayed on the news.

Yes, we need more effective programs, and probably at least 30 more SNUG 518 staff to be effective. However, Pancake explains that the real problem is often not so much a lack of resources but a lack of love.  Sincere love offers authentic inspiration to live from a higher place within ourselves, as SNUG 518 workers have chosen.

What if the journeys of SNUG 518 workers’ are the same spiritual redemptive journey we are all on?

What if we undergo hardships to uncover the highest and best within us as well?

What if the purpose of this world is not to live well and large (although that is fine too), but to awaken to our larger nature, which is often best served through hardship instead of indulgence?

This is an opportunity all of us…not just for the inner city.

This loving intelligence, when invoked, inspires the highest and best within each of us whether we live in a cul de sac, or the hood.

What if we invoked the loving intelligence that connects us all to help us manage the multitude of issues that only an Infinite Intelligence can integrate among diverse groups of people

Thank you for musing with me.

I have seen the power of this work in very dark times, which is why I am relentless about continuing.

I understand why people can struggle with these concepts, but we will never know until we utilize them consistently and systematically.

My goal is to do at least 8 more studies. But we can’t do it without you. Thank you for walking with us on this journey.

Please forward this opportunity to reach the highest and best within us to as many people as possible:

In Love and Light,
Bethany

PS. We are organizing a Chicago Peace Project. If you know of any Chicago based organizations that would like to partner with us, please reach out to: Info@Peacefulcities.org

PPS. If you would like us to help you organize a Peace Project in your city, please reach out t: Info@Peacefulcities.org

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