Compassionate America /// Easy Hands /// Season4:E098

Today we are with Dr. June Klees.  Dr. June is a Community college humanities & social-behavioral sciences instructor.  While she focuses on history, she has taught in the areas of cultural diversity, education, geography and the first-year experience. 

Dr. June has also helped establish the Compassionate America Message.  What Compassionate America stands for is nothing less than what Compassionate Americans from all walks of life have done in their daily lives throughout our history.  It isn’t unique to America, but it acknowledges that the “Spirit of 1776” called for the fundamental rights and freedoms of humanity to be recognized, honored, and respected under the rule of law.  This value system has woven itself into the fabric of America in different ways and ONLY has ever been maintained from generation-to-generation by Compassionate Americans who love their country…

The rest of this pledge can be found at compassionateamerica.org…it will be in the show notes.  In the spirit of our Season 4, 'Shared American Ideals', we just had to have June on and are excited to have you hear today.

 

"It isn't about getting stuck in the past it is about seeing the past as a vast laboratory and seeing what works and doesn't work in human behavior." - June
 

Topics we discuss:

• What Liberty and Justice for all means to her
  • The American Enlightenment
• The movement towards the ideals
  • Reconciling the truth of the past to move toward the vision of the past
  • Impact of this conversation on Rodney
• Historical truths vs. how we feel about those truths. 
• Hindsight's role in the evaluation of history
  • The false narrative of perfectionism
• The role of privilege in her life and the realization of that truth.
  • The responsibility of knowing it
• The impact of childhood trauma on her life
• Generational influence on her journey and current place in life.
  • The duty of her generation to pay it forward
• Compassionate America Mission
• The Grand Gesture

 

References:

• Compassionate America
• American Enlightenment history
• Definition of Pollyanna
• Western Civics
• Historical Empathy
• Monday Morning QB - Definition
• Mr. Rogers
• Dr. Spock Parenting

 

Credits:

Lead editor + Producer: Ruf Holmes

 

Music:

Main Theme: "Eaze Does It" by Shye Eaze and DJ Rufbeats, a More In Common Podcast Exclusive.

Guest theme:  "Nation Step" by DJ Rufbeats created as a More In Common Podcast Exclusive.