My heart is heavy and at the same time, full of hope. I've been struggling to figure out how I, one single person, could add to the positive impact that we, the people, are trying to have. It feels like there is a revolution for love and I want in. I'm so grateful and fortunate to have experienced personal and unconditional love in my life and believe that if every single person were able to experience that, we would be one step closer to living in the kind of world we dream of. A world where a human being doesn't put his knee on the neck of another human being to the point of taking their breath and life away. A world where innocent children don't get locked away just because their parents were trying to cross a line on the earth. A world where we don't make assumptions about other people simply because they have a different skin color. A world where we don't react from a place of fear or bias or negativity. A world where we don't default to hate if someone has a difference of opinion, but rather seek to understand one another from a place of empathy.
This is the world I dream of but sometimes feel discouraged because I have but a single voice. I'm reminded of the Edward Everett Hale quote (if you don't know who this is, he's worth a search): "I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do."
So, what can I do? I can continue trying to grow and improve myself every single day in hopes of being a good example to those around me. I can encourage positive change in my circle of influence. I can say something if I think that other people feel the way that I do and just need a little encouragement. I can vote. I can do the something that I can do.
This is the world I dream of but sometimes feel discouraged because I have but a single voice. I'm reminded of the Edward Everett Hale quote (if you don't know who this is, he's worth a search): "I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do."
So, what can I do? I can continue trying to grow and improve myself every single day in hopes of being a good example to those around me. I can encourage positive change in my circle of influence. I can say something if I think that other people feel the way that I do and just need a little encouragement. I can vote. I can do the something that I can do.
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