Better Together 💕

#FelizFridayBetterTogether
 

"What if 2020 isn’t cancelled?⁣
What if 2020 is the year we’ve been waiting for?⁣
A year so uncomfortable, so painful, so scary, so raw — that it finally forces us to grow.⁣
A year that screams so loud, finally awakening us from our ignorant slumber.⁣
A year we finally accept the need for change.⁣
Declare change.
Work for change.
Become the change.
A year we finally band together, instead of⁣ pushing each other further apart.⁣
⁣2020 isn’t cancelled, but rather⁣
the most important year of them all.”
- @lesliedwight
 

It was a rather gloomy evening last Saturday night, with rain squalls on the horizon, as I was sitting on the river bank with Gidget. It’s almost as if the weather was reflecting the day that Saturday was — reflecting the culmination of days since a police officer kneeled on George Floyd’s neck and killed him. The last straw in a long list of injustice, inequality, police brutality, and racism (individual and systemic) in this beautiful country that we call America.


E Pluribus Unum. Out of many, one. 
 

But, here we are in 2020, and we are not one because we as a country have yet to really understand the full extent of the racism in our country, myself included.

But, here we are in 2020 — a year of 20/20 vision — and "we need to take a deep look into our souls, a deep look into our unconscious bias. And make the changes we need to make. We need to be brave enough to learn. Brave to understand that we are part of the problem and part of the solution. Brave to start changing our world.” (Beautifully said @hello_mycatsandme).

And as I sat on the river bank reflecting on this, the past couple of days, and how I can do better, in the midst of the gloom and storm clouds, I turned my gaze to see two clouds float together to form the shape of a heart. A little sign from the Universe that I needed. And a sign from the Universe that is to be shared with you.

We can and we will come together. We can love each other and we will drive out hate. 

--> "Better Together" <--

"I promise to not shy away from the hard conversations. They are necessary.

I promise to listen.

I promise to learn." (Gracias @amberhousley)

I promise to continue to share love and work to make our country, our world, a better place. 

And if you're looking for a safe place to start up a conversation, I definitely don't have the answers, but I'm happy to listen, learn and grow, together. 💕

Let’s get to work. All lives will matter when Black Lives Matter too.



P.S. 50% of the proceeds of "Better Together" will be donated to Black Lives Matter and the ACLU.