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Gordon Odell's avatar

Wow. Just wow.

I didn't read this when it first appeared in my inbox. "TLDR" USUALLY means an automatic delete. But not Joe's stuff. "Just wow" isn't to be confused with "only wow." This leaves me pert near awestruck. More Privately.

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Joe Hubbard's avatar

Thank you, my friend, for these generous and humbling words. A question, TLDR?

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Sarah Augustine's avatar

I had not realized that Hermus had passed, Joe. I am sorry for your loss. I hope you will someday write about that night under the bridge. We joined our Lakota kin that bitter cold winter of 2023 to bring national solidarity to Rapid City, because you brought that call to the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery.

Our brother, Jon Oldhorse, taught us to pray: "my people want to live."

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Joe Hubbard's avatar

Thank you Sarah. All I can say now is that there was ceremony under that bridge. And as elders have taught me, you cannot enter ceremony unless you are ready to undergo radical transformation. I’m grateful to Hermus for helping me see how badly I need transformation, and to my brother Jon for helping me find ceremony again.

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Gordon Odell's avatar

TLDR = Too long, didn't read.

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Joe Hubbard's avatar

👍

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