Three Things Thursday
Third time's the charm (Issue 3)
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The internet continues to be the place where motivated and interesting people meet. I found Aaron through the Visualize Value community and began to follow his work. What began with him sketching people’s portraits has quickly become an incredible use of visual sketching, note-taking, and synthesizing of ideas. This week he tweeted this news out:
Check the notes out and see the power of great communication in various forms. I am hoping to be half as good as Aaron at this type of stuff as I continue to play around with the visual design aspect of communication.
Let’s move on.
This week started with somber news as America learned of the passing of Congressman John Lewis. For those that may not be familiar, he was one of the leaders of the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s and continued to be a critical leader for the rest of his life. John Lewis not only spoke the right words, but he also took the right action. He spoke at the March on Washington where MLK would give his “I have a dream” speech, he marched and crossed the bridge at Selma where he was beaten on Bloody Sunday, and he served proudly as the congressman from Georgia for decades. A true American icon and hero.
Now for Three Things.
This week I went in-depth to John Lewis’ 1963 speech at the March on Washington. This speech has been overshadowed but deserves a place in the history books as one of the all-time greats. John Lewis happened to deliver this speech minutes before MLK delivered “I have a dream” and thus he was overshadowed. John Lewis marched at Selma and became well known as an innocent victim on Bloody Sunday and thus this speech was overshadowed. John Lewis advocated for gay rights, voting rights, and continued civil rights momentum as a Congressman for decades and thus this speech was overshadowed.
I am shining light onto a speech that feels as though it could be delivered today in 2020 on those same steps at the Lincoln Memorial. A speech that tells America to “Wake Up!” because it is time to finish the revolution of 1776 for true freedom and equality. I hope you will read the article. I hope you will listen to the speech. I hope you will remember and honor this great man’s legacy.
This visual by Jack Butcher
“You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.” Carl Yung
This visual fits perfectly with the legacy of John Lewis. As soon as I saw a similar visual posted on the VV Instagram I knew it was the perfect way to demonstrate what made John Lewis memorable and important. He was a man of action. He said that he would march “with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity” which is exactly what he did throughout his life. He summed it up when he said “When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.”
Words are important but only with action. John Lewis used words effortlessly and beautifully but he always backed them up with action. Be more like him.
“Short cuts make long delays” Lord of the Rings
To finish up please go read this article by my friend Roxine: Why Asians Aren’t Drowning in Debt (But North Americans Are)
I have read the article multiple times. It has humor, crazy stories, great advice, and incredible writing. You will not be disappointed.
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