1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,080 Welcome to Root Words. I'm Michelle Root and on this podcast we will embark on a 2 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:09,480 journey of self-discovery while appreciating the complexities of 3 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:14,600 language through etymology, the study of words. Each episode we will explore 4 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:18,920 the origins of a specific word, how it can influence our spiritual, mental, 5 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:22,920 physical, and emotional well-being. I want to help us dive into the 6 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:27,400 intersections of language and life so we can contribute to a common understanding. 7 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:35,600 Let's uncover the power of language together. One word at a time. This is Root Words. 8 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:51,920 Welcome back to Root Words podcast. My name is Michelle Root and today we are 9 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:57,160 going to be exploring a rather intense word I wanted to start this episode off 10 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:02,640 by expressing that this will be passionate, this will be full of times 11 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:08,920 why I will interject my own personal perspective about the situation. So in no 12 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:14,560 way do I expect anybody to feel like they have to agree with anything that I 13 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:19,720 say. These are all my own words and how I feel about things that are happening in 14 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:24,880 the world around us and I think it's important to differentiate when you're 15 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:31,080 listening to someone and understanding their perspective while holding your 16 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:36,400 own versus listening to someone feeling like what they're saying is being 17 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:40,840 imposed upon you causing you to feel like you have to change your perception or 18 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:45,160 your opinion of something. So that's not what I'm trying to do. I'm sharing my 19 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:50,760 own understandings and personal perspectives with you in addition to 20 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:55,360 supplying you with facts about the word itself. As I research each of these words 21 00:01:55,360 --> 00:02:01,280 it helps me expand my own comprehension and awareness of how inaccurate some of 22 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:06,200 my interpretations of these words we cover are. Of course I'm trying to dig 23 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:11,840 deep but it's not just to provide something for you guys it's to find 24 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:17,800 something myself that I can use. So I say all that to say listen with an open 25 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:23,520 heart and mind take what works for you leave what doesn't and understand that 26 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:29,320 this episode is very important to me and there may be some that resonate heavily 27 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:34,320 with this word that we're going to be covering today based on all the things 28 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:38,920 that are happening in our world that we can see all around us. I know the term 29 00:02:38,920 --> 00:02:45,600 empath has been overused a lot on social media and in the world nowadays but being 30 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:51,280 truly empathetic leaves me in a position where the incidents occurring 31 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:57,320 around the world currently have left me deeply impacted on a soul level where I 32 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:03,880 am unable to ignore or pretend or minimize what is happening around us 33 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:09,440 right now and I'm also very aware of the coping mechanism that a lot of us 34 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:14,480 utilize just to get through the chaos that is happening in our lives and in our 35 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:20,720 world we can shut down and focus solely on what we can control and I totally 36 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:27,760 understand that and sometimes I wish I could utilize that more often. There's 37 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:33,760 times where I can let the pains of the world go and focus on my own internal 38 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:39,520 and immediately external environment regarding my family and friends and my 39 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:46,480 community but on a larger scale when it's so consistently chaotic feeling and 40 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:52,480 turbulence throughout the whole world it gets very hard to repress after a time. 41 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:57,760 With all that being said I find it necessary to focus on a word that will 42 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:02,840 contribute to honoring our fighting spirit as human beings and also support 43 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:08,380 our desire to defend what we feel is right. In many aspects of life from belief 44 00:04:08,380 --> 00:04:13,520 structures and political alliances to societal issues we all understand the 45 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:18,400 importance of defending our position and standing on our own individual morality. 46 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:23,320 Staying true to the values you hold close even if you find yourself doing it 47 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:28,400 alone can feel daunting but also very necessary to live in alignment with 48 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:33,480 yourself. Living a life of authenticity can be very isolating at times and can 49 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:38,200 sometimes leave you in opposition to the norm around you. This can also gain 50 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:44,560 you the label of an outcast black sheep or disruptor. Despite these labels when I 51 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:49,320 see or hear something that disturbs my faith in humanity I have to vocalize 52 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:53,720 it. I don't know how to internalize things that unsettle me and oftentimes I 53 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:58,120 find myself screaming into the void of social media to anyone who will listen. 54 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:03,560 Within my words I feel I am able to exert some small act of disruption and 55 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:09,360 resistance. Some may find venting on social media laughable but they also 56 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:14,440 seem to forget that one small act can change the trajectory of many things. 57 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:19,280 Disruption is the precipice of change and if things stay the same there can 58 00:05:19,280 --> 00:05:24,480 usually be no progress. In nature one down log can redirect the flow of a 59 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:29,520 raging river. One boulder placed within the path can alter the direction of all 60 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:35,040 those who encounter it. A tornado is the ultimate disruptor, uprooting everything 61 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:40,240 in its path with reckless abandon, causing those affected to rebuild, revise, and 62 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:45,400 reinforce their homes to withstand an even stronger force next time. Within 63 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:50,480 disruption there is transformation. Today's word is the ultimate disruptor. 64 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:55,120 It can represent the action taken by many who stand shoulder to shoulder with 65 00:05:55,120 --> 00:06:01,040 each other, hoping for a more beneficial existence. We are tired of corruption, 66 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:06,200 war, and famine. We are sick of witnessing the suffering brought on by greed, 67 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:11,800 corrupt governments, and political figures. As our planet slips further into 68 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:17,080 destitute we can feel extremely limited on options to change the trajectory of 69 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:22,240 our fate. Every news outlet around the world broadcasts the pain of humanity. 70 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:27,680 We can't seem to escape the grasp of relentless suffering at times, but there 71 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:31,880 is one thing we can do to gain footing and a sense of sovereignty when we feel 72 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:39,120 the proverbial and literal boots on our neck. Resist. Be the log, be the boulder, 73 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:44,720 be the tornado, be the disruption when necessary in a haze of our business as 74 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:50,280 usual reality. A defeatist attitude has never served anyone any good and 75 00:06:50,280 --> 00:06:56,040 owning the word resist gives us a certain level of power within our own 76 00:06:56,040 --> 00:07:02,160 actions. If there is to be some form of change or transformation within society 77 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:06,640 or even within our own personal lives we have to be willing to be the 78 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:13,600 resistance when called. Let's get into the origins of the word, learn about some 79 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:18,960 well-known acts of the word resist, and find ways to explore the essence of the 80 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:24,880 word to honor our spirit of rebellion. Dictionary.com identifies the word 81 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:31,560 resist as a verb meaning to withstand, strive against, or oppose. The origins of 82 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:36,880 resist was first recorded in 1325 stemming from the Latin roots of 83 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:43,520 resistry which means to take a stand or withstand. The word identifies an act of 84 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:48,560 defiance against something else such as a virus becoming resistant to the effects 85 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:54,240 of medication or child resisting their parents instruction. It is a very diverse 86 00:07:54,240 --> 00:08:00,200 word in the sense that it fits within many contexts. Despite its flexibility I 87 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:05,000 personally can't help but associate it with societal issues in this day and 88 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:12,440 age. Almost 700 years after its first usage we as a species still utilize and 89 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:16,960 resonate with this powerful word that encapsulates the essence of our need for 90 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:22,360 defiance. I feel as a species we have always stood up to things we felt were 91 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:27,600 inhibiting or jeopardizing our evolution and growth whether it be unconscious or 92 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:32,600 subconscious. To me this shows how deeply the spirit of rebellion is within 93 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:39,040 our human experience. We have always taken upon ourselves as a species to 94 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:46,200 defend our right to exist, our right to speak out, stand up for our own survival 95 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:52,360 and our own families and I don't think that any group of people on this planet 96 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:57,680 has not ever taken an opportunity to defend themselves and speak up when 97 00:08:57,680 --> 00:09:04,600 they felt like their people have been subjected to injustice and oppression at 98 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:10,120 any level. Now for obvious legal reasons I am not encouraging anyone to create 99 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:16,120 trouble for themselves. How you interpret this word and how you understand it is 100 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:21,040 up to you and you take responsibility for any consequences that may or may not 101 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:26,680 come. So again to cover myself I am not telling you to do anything. I'm simply 102 00:09:26,680 --> 00:09:31,720 asking you to open your mind to understanding the importance of 103 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:36,560 resistance in all aspects of our lives whether that be on a large scale or 104 00:09:36,560 --> 00:09:42,200 interpersonal scale in your own life. I found it so ironic how today when my 105 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:47,480 husband and I were looking through Instagram we saw footage of farmers in 106 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:52,720 France protesting the conditions set forth by their government where they 107 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:58,880 were ignoring union standards and the farmers revolted. They ended up taking 108 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:05,040 their crops and dumping them on public city official buildings so I found it 109 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:10,160 very ironic that while recording this episode I would come across examples of 110 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:17,200 the word resist. I will use the word resist and resistance interchangeably to 111 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:23,240 conceptualize what points I'm trying to make here. Currently in 2024 we are seeing 112 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:27,720 an uprising of people around the world standing up for the people of Palestine 113 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:32,960 who are experiencing a genocide at the hands of the IDF. From the streets of LA 114 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:37,120 to Belgium you can see thousands of people resisting the narrative that news 115 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:42,240 media is trying to force upon us. We see uprising in support of the crisis in 116 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:46,680 Congo as well as they are also experiencing a genocide due to the 117 00:10:46,680 --> 00:10:51,640 ongoing conditions of slavery of both adults and children alike for cobalt 118 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:56,880 mining. Despite some of us living far from these atrocities people all over 119 00:10:56,880 --> 00:11:01,440 the world are showing both big and small acts of resistance from boycotting 120 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:06,000 companies that support these regimes that perpetrate violence to writing 121 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:11,480 senators hoping to encourage change in the upper echelons of government. Sometimes 122 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:18,160 it can feel fleeting and I've seen online many mock these efforts as having 123 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:23,640 little effectiveness. I find that doing something is better than doing absolutely 124 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:27,840 nothing at all so if you feel like you're in a small corner of the world 125 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:33,960 and your impact does not matter just know that doing something again means way 126 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:38,560 more than doing absolutely nothing and complaining online about others who 127 00:11:38,560 --> 00:11:44,000 actually do do something. Some other famous acts of resistance in history 128 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:49,240 are the underground railroad where figures like Harriet Tubman and William 129 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:53,920 Still led enslaved people out of the South via a system of checkpoints along 130 00:11:53,920 --> 00:12:01,280 a safe route that led to the north. In 1715 the indigenous Yamasi tribe who 131 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:06,200 were located in northern coastal Georgia formed a confederacy with other nearby 132 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:11,280 tribes and forced invading colonial settlers to flee which had a devastating 133 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:16,280 impact on the economy of South Carolina at the time. During the Holocaust of 134 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:21,320 Jewish people in World War II many resistance groups stood up to Nazi 135 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:25,840 Germany and would revolt against the regime armed with only weapons and 136 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:32,360 sheer bravery. When I think about these acts in history I often imagine these 137 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:36,240 people that are in these situations fighting for their families and for 138 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:40,280 what they feel is right feeling that their odds were stacked against them but 139 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:44,760 knowing internally within their souls that what they were doing was the right 140 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:50,080 thing and they could not stand and face themselves knowing that they had not done 141 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:54,760 everything they could to defend themselves and protect their honor and 142 00:12:54,760 --> 00:13:00,760 their families and their legacies and I can't imagine being in a position where 143 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:06,480 I had to fight for myself so hard like that so the utmost respect is given to 144 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:12,040 anybody affected by any of these atrocities mentioned I just simply 145 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:18,760 have so much respect for the people that fight day to day just to survive. 146 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:24,680 Sometimes the luxury of living in different parts of the world allow you 147 00:13:24,680 --> 00:13:30,480 the privilege of ignoring certain things and being blind to someone's everyday 148 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:35,920 life so while you listen to these words and you understand the need for standing 149 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:40,000 up for yourself and your family understand that of course while we're 150 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:45,880 all free to have our own perspectives and our own hardships we always know 151 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:50,200 that there's someone out there that is going through something ten times worse 152 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:55,080 that helps us put into perspective how blessed we truly are but that does not 153 00:13:55,080 --> 00:14:00,880 negate how an oppression or something that would cause the need for resistance 154 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:06,280 that does not negate that experience no matter where you are it's just important 155 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:10,680 to know that we all have things going on and we all deserve compassion and 156 00:14:10,680 --> 00:14:14,520 empathy for the struggles that we face individually and as a whole. 157 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:19,360 Now that we've talked about resistance on a grand scale I like to focus on ways 158 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:23,720 that we can enact resistance on our own personal lives by sharing moments where 159 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:28,800 I needed to resist societal pressures as a child growing up. I was raised in a 160 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:34,400 suburb right outside of Seattle and as a biracial girl I hung out with many 161 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:39,600 different groups of people I was always being forced though to identify with 162 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:44,840 either one race or the other and I learned early on that when you're biracial 163 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:49,920 you're not allowed to choose your own identity the world absolutely chooses it 164 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:54,240 for you. The second you speak up about your right to claim both sides of your 165 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:59,680 DNA you're met with shame and ridicule and are sometimes mocked on both sides 166 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:05,080 for who you are trying to be. What was crazy is I never claimed to be anything 167 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:10,880 other than exactly who I was and as I grew older and more comfortable with my 168 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:16,360 identity I realized that at the end of the day it doesn't matter how society 169 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:21,640 defines you you have to resist these labels and you have to truly be okay 170 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:28,760 with defining yourself. It drove other people nuts that I was outspoken I wore 171 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:36,080 fishnets and plaid I listened to rancid and black street and deaf tones and 172 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:43,040 Snoop Dogg people lost their minds due to the fusion that they felt was occurring. 173 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:50,080 My existence represented an abomination to some and even to this day despite all 174 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:54,640 the quote-unquote progress we've made in this country and outside of it people of 175 00:15:54,640 --> 00:16:00,280 mixed race are oftentimes targets of unique types of discrimination coming 176 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:05,440 from both sides of their ethnicities. You truly can't win so do whatever the 177 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:10,480 hell you want honestly. Even as a young child I understood the importance of 178 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:15,000 standing up for myself standing up for what I liked standing up for who I 179 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:20,240 felt I was as a person versus what society wanted me to be. Being by 180 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:25,400 a racial has offered me a unique perspective of what it means to stand 181 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:31,360 in your identity and claim who you are individually. The pressures of society 182 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:36,560 can have you feeling insane when it comes to who you're supposed to identify 183 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:41,440 with what you're allowed to like and not like and even as a woman what kinds of 184 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:45,720 things are you supposed to be doing based on the bullshit stereotypes placed 185 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:51,680 upon us. I feel like people use the words outcast black sheep and dissenter as a 186 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:57,960 way to categorize the people that they cannot put into boxes they cannot 187 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:04,440 compartmentalize and safely classify you so it just is easier for them to label 188 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:10,440 you as an outcast rather than to understand you. Another area where I 189 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:16,080 feel like the word resist can be utilized is within something I've seen very 190 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:21,480 prevalently online and in real life lately is a lack of boundaries in 191 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:27,080 interpersonal relationships be it romantic partnerships friendships between 192 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:33,000 parent and child or even co-workers. Now why is this important? Boundaries are 193 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:38,640 everything boundaries are ways of forming barriers around yourself to 194 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:44,720 protect from harm abuse or mistreatment even sometimes between loved ones where 195 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:50,720 you need to draw a boundary to protect your sanity in your space. You might need 196 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:55,920 to say no to things that might be expected of you to do in order to 197 00:17:55,920 --> 00:18:01,440 preserve your mental health sometimes you might need to turn down invitations to 198 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:05,640 another person because you're not feeling up to going out or doing whatever 199 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:10,960 activity it is that they are asking of you and just remember those that 200 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:14,640 understand you will respect your boundaries and understand why they are 201 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:19,800 drawn in the first place. If you ever feel like someone gets upset or angry with 202 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:24,040 you for establishing a boundary that is definitely a relationship that you need 203 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:28,880 to assess further because resisting anything that goes against your need 204 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:34,280 for self-care is not something that should be viewed negatively. Projecting 205 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:39,000 expectations placed on you by society and forming personal boundaries are both 206 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:44,720 acts of resistance and I think it's very important to focus on the fact that 207 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:49,280 resistance can be good or bad it can be a good thing and a bad thing it is not 208 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:54,320 discriminatory in that sense you can be resistance to changing something where 209 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:59,560 you need to change you need to put focus on something and remove the resistance 210 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:04,960 so you're able to progress and advance in whatever it is you are being resistant 211 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:10,600 to but on the flip side as I've stated and as I've touched upon within this 212 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:16,480 episode acts of resistance and defiance can be for positive change so 213 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:22,000 resistance and resisting something can be utilized in either a positive or 214 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:27,960 negative fashion how you choose to utilize it is up to you so while it is 215 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:32,440 important I believe to honor the sense of rebellion and resistance within 216 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:37,760 yourself it is also important to use discernment to know the difference 217 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:44,400 between when you are actively standing in your own way and something else is 218 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:50,280 hindering your progress if you yourself are blocking your own blessings through 219 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:57,080 a resistance of sorts it is time to take self-evaluation and identify the areas 220 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:02,360 where you are holding yourself back I feel we all can have habits and 221 00:20:02,360 --> 00:20:07,600 addictions and patterns that stall a simple fun as from elevating and 222 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:12,640 advancing to higher levels of growth which is absolutely imperative as we 223 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:17,800 carry on throughout our lives we just consistently say the same as I mentioned 224 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:23,400 before there's no room for growth or progress it seems to me a good rule of 225 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:28,240 thumb is to know when to apply and release pressure on aspects of your life 226 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:33,960 either push harder or get out of your own damn way so I feel like for myself 227 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:38,840 some personal homework that I'll be doing after making this episode is 228 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:43,840 figuring out the difference between the two while I feel that the subject of 229 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:49,560 resistance can be carried on for days I'll leave you with a quote from Roman 230 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:56,160 historian and politician Tassius he stated that a desire to resist oppression 231 00:20:56,160 --> 00:21:02,120 is implanted in the nature of man if you take anything away from this episode 232 00:21:02,120 --> 00:21:08,320 today I want you to never forget that it is your right and your duty to stand up 233 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:14,520 for what you believe in for if you don't do it for yourself no one else will I 234 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:18,760 want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for joining me today on this 235 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:23,880 episode please stay tuned for next week's episode where we dive into the word 236 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:29,520 dichotomy and explore the division and contrast between two opposing concepts 237 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:36,040 or ideas understanding duality helps us have a full spectrum of perception when 238 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:41,320 making decisions in life understanding conflicting perspectives of others and 239 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:46,800 also identifying contradictory concepts you might hold within your own self 240 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:54,720 again thank you so much for joining me I'm Michelle root and this is root words 241 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:18,860 you