Have Hope

I've tried 100 times to write this post, however despite my best efforts, I...can't. I just can't. I'm too angry. Too heartbroken. Too lost. We're supposed to be celebrating our country's birthday, but I don't feel much like celebrating (or writing about celebrating, for that matter).

So I've paraphrased from Sharon McMahon - affectionately known as "America's Government Teacher" and who posts so eloquently and intellectually at @sharonsaysso on Instagram - instead:

If the world feels like too much right now, it's because it is. You're not broken for feeling lost. 

Remember, not everything that's loud is true, and not everything that's true will shout.

You don't need all of the answers to take the one step. Start quietly, and smaller than you think you should. Don't wait until you feel ready, because neutrality in a moral crisis is like standing still in a burning house. History doesn't remember those who stayed neutral - it remembers who showed up...and who didn't. 

The future is not yet written. Let that be the hope and the responsibility.

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    And so today...

    Honor freedom.

    Reflect on history.

    Celebrate traditions.

    Remember the journey.

    Spread unity.

    Advocate for equality.

    Stand for justice.

    Continue the work.

    Take responsiblity.

    Have hope.