Global Conversations By Advocacy Revolution: A New Way To Travel Around The World

"Being human means getting to be a part of one big consciousness, and one big mystery. It’s to know that through it all, we are all still in this together. To be human is to be compassionate to yourself just as much as to others. To gain new knowledge every day and be inspired by loved ones. To sit with the suchness of everything and wonder, laugh, cry, dance, scream."

— Liana (Architect & Photographer)

"I think this is a very important topic - about being human - most especially at this time; the time we're living. I think we all need to be reminded about being human. When everything is okay with you and that person is hurting, stop by! You know? Help! Wouldn’t you want to be helped by someone else? Yes, you would. So do the same thing. That’s what being human means to me.”

— Ikponmwosa A.; Part I (Author & Facilitator)

“Being human... really makes me think, think of the big picture and not just the small singular one world of each human. Sometimes to just think on things like a simple question as this.. makes me feel human. Just writing this out is making me feel human - more so than I have lately.”

— Lucas (Dispensary Manager)

"Man, what a tuff question! When I am asked what it means to be a human, 10 million things pop into my head! Anything and everything from simply having the power of choice to experiencing the fabulous architecture of life through senses and being HUMAN!! I think one of the most important moral principles of being a human is using the evolutionary marvel that a human is and progressing life forward, not just for humans but for the rest of earth and all its earthlings. After all, where would we be without earth?"

— Ethan; Part I (Cannabis Farmer)

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“Being human means to me that no one is left feeling inhuman or inadequate, assuring that accessibility and inclusion is the goal at all costs!”

— Matthew Maxey (Founder of DEAFinitely Dope)

“Being human to me is having compassion for other human beings. Such as smiling at someone, helping out a neighbor or like helping a stranger who has a broken down car. Just being able to put your mind to your desire if you want and create anything through art, music and technology. Those are some of the things that mean being human to me.”

— Travis (Budtender & Patient Consultant)

“Being human to me means always trying to be optimistic and non judgmental. Optimism has gotten me a long ways. I used to be scared of change. But I now realize that is part of being Human. Without change, there is no understanding and without understanding there is no growth.”

— Taz (Budtender & Patient Consultant)

“Being human means being perfect in our flawed nature. Being real and raw and enough at all times. It means to be connected to all things in inexplicable yet inextricable ways. To feel deeply, to love and be loved, to be vulnerable, to struggle, to need. Being human is a complex web of experience that underlies all of our journeys [and] is something we all share.”

— Leah

“I am grateful for the opportunity to be human. As a human I am able to think about my place in the universe. I am able to imagine and create. I am able to feel and process complex emotions. But being human is not always good. The world would be a very different place if that were true. As humans, we are able to choose to be good or bad. We are not always controlled by our instincts.”

— Dixie (Artist)

“Now for me being human means to be compassionate, empathetic... It means to treat others the exact same way you want to be treated. That makes us all human and that makes us all one. That's what being human really means to me: that we all show love, show compassion, show empathy. Put ourselves in the next person's shoes to feel their pains. That's how to be human.”

— Ikponmwosa A.; Part II (Author & Facilitator)

"Being human for me means being flawed but learning how to embrace your flaws and the flaws of others; being compassionate, being present. Being human for me really represents being alive. In so many ways, there is so much life on the planet. The love of each other (or learning to love) and understanding that it's an evolution [...] you continue to grow and ideally things change for you."

— Ieshea Hollins (CEO, CISO, Speaker, Author & Advocate)

“Being human means having a past story, a present story, and a future to be told. It is the ability to find wisdom and humor in our experiences and to develop an imagination. To be able to pretend is human. That ability opens up the arts. Music, Painting, Literature. Without stories and art we would not be human.”

— Susy (Community Member)

“Being human means showing respect and appreciation for others, understanding that each human is uniquely different and each brings a unique perspective to life.”

— Otha Smith, III (CEO of Tetragram) & Advocate)

“Being human is different everyday, it’s not static, it is fluid. When I strive to be a “good human” I focus on kindness, treating others with the same respect I desire, small actions in my control to make the world a better, more habitable place, and thinking of the future I am leaving for others. I try to have compassion and empathy.”

— Lisanne (Public Library Librarian)

“It’s being humble and kind. We are here to love and respect ourselves and all others. We are all different and all have our own busy lives but sometimes we have to know it’s ok to ask for that helping hand when we really need it[.] We love, we cry, we laugh and we celebrate each other. That’s who we are… We are humans!”

— Caren (Budtender & Patient Consultant)

"Waking up in the forest after a nice small rainstorm and being smacked in the face with the smell of petrichor. Falling in love and being heartbroken then falling in love again. Exploring the mountains and far away lands with your family or closest friends. Choosing to volunteer for something you support and helping the community. Buying the most beautiful eighth of the dankest sun grown, full season herb and rolling up half of it in a joint, sparking’ it up on a beach in the PNW and watching the sun go to bed & the waves wash away the day. All these things are just a grain of sand on the beach of being human."

— Ethan; Part II (Cannabis Farmer)

“As humans, we are given the capacity to do great good, and great evil. To be human is to consciously choose what path we will follow. Which wolf will we choose to feed? We have those choices each and every day, each and every minute. What will we do with that gift and responsibility? Those choices are what makes us human.”

— Laur (Facilitator, Advocate & Caregiver)

“Being human makes me think of words from Ram Dass... ‘We’re all just walking each other home.’ Being human means having many homes... we find homes in our families, friends, in community, in our passions, in music and the arts, in ourselves, the earth, in Mother Nature, in the elements... in life and in death, we're home.”

— Lina (Founder of Advocacy Revolution)