We, government and citizens, do not take care of our soldiers. Our veterans. We ask them to do things and make sacrifices that we are afraid to do in dreams. Dreams we call nightmares.
We yank the alcohol from hands and replace it with a gun. Saying “Defend”. Back home and battle worn, we yank the gun out of their hands and replace it with alcohol. Saying “Deal”.
We need to do better.
Dear Afghanistan People,
We see you. We are praying for you. You are not invisible and unimportant. Our hearts hurt with yours.
With love, myself and many others
To all developed country’s governments and the Taliban,
SHAME. Absolute shame on all of you. You play your chess games out of greed, ignorance and cowardice at the expense of all other humans. SHAME.
With disgust, myself and many others
It is not the white man… It is not religion… In general, humans have a memory of 300 years past and look approximately only 100 years in the future… What it is is greed… Every country has a native people… Every country was built by slaves and the lowest class… North America is always heavily under the microscope because it is the baby of all countries… And that’s the broadest humans, in general, think in regards to time…
We should be lifting us, mankind, up all as one… Push forward with unity and not division in the likes of BLM and AAPI… Push forward lifting kindness, truth and love… Not riots, screaming and pointing fingers… Acknowledge that truth is no political party has the answer, no ethnicity is king or queen over another, truth isn’t “your truth” but it is THE TRUTH… And take a good look at one another and see one another as family, friend.. Not needing to agree on all things but wanting to live in harmony with one another… Harmony is a flow of many different ideas vibing in unison towards the goal of peace and love…
Find similarities and come together… Celebrate differences… Unite as ONE against greed, hate and ignorance. This is the only way forward.
But place your right hand over your heart… It is a moment that should be beyond any agenda… It is a time to show gratitude and humbleness… Kneel… But remember someone fought for your right to kneel without being jailed or murdered… Someone’s family gave up precious time with a loved one, for a moment or for forever… I lost an uncle for your right to kneel… I worried for 24/7 for 1,460 days over a brother for your right to kneel… So you kneel BUT you salute those who sacrificed…
Angry with our government? Angry with the police? That’s ok. I too struggle at times. But I see how truly fortunate I am to be living in a developed country with a police force that is not privatised and is ruled by the same laws that rule me… So I place my hand over my heart and give thanks to those who fought and are fighting for me… And for you
You may kneel… But I tell you that you should also place your right hand over your heart… As for me and my loves, we will stand… With hand over heart giving thanks… Even when the chaos and corruption of others frustrates and baffles, we will stand because we fortunately can ❤
Everyone has goodness inside… It is a choice… To be kind… To be humble… To be understanding… To be better… One just needs to decide and then act… Knowing that some days will be good and other days will be horrible… Keep in mind the Cha Cha Cha… Two steps forward and one step back… But always progressing onward…
when you pray, you must be ready for the answer… when you pray “Lord, use me as You see fit. For Your Will.”, you need to be ready for what comes… when you pray, ” Lord, let all that is hidden be made known.”, you better be ready for what is revealed and the timing of each step of the reveal…
what we forget is that as the answer flows, we still have God… no matter how ugly, terrifying, life changing and heart breaking His answer is… when you pray, add to your prayer “Lord, and whatever may come, I pray that You shield me/us under Your wings. I ask that You guide us on how to react, on how to respond. I ask that You guide us towards healing. Helping us lower our egos, our pride, ourselves. Lifting You. Shielded by You. Healed.”
In Jesus’s name, Amen
It bothers me when I see the fight against equality… Specifically equality in regards to the LGBTQ Community… For the most part, the fight against stems from this thought of protecting Christian values… Truth is that it is a fight stemming from an individual’s own views/issues with the homosexuality, transgender etc… If one was truly concerned with protecting Christian values then all of the following would be punishable with fines and/or jail time: adultery, gossiping, coveting, hating another human, taking God’s name in vain… I am a Christian… I am tired of seeing God’s word twisted and/or used to support one’s own agenda… There are two primary “jobs” we have as Christians: bring the beautiful news of Christ to the world and to love one another… Somewhere along the way, that message got lost and condemnation of others took hold as the job of a Christian… We judge and we do not share the beautiful words of God… We pick one verse out of thousands upon thousands to support an agenda when every single word is vital and connected to one another… God is deeper and more, well He is simply MORE than what is in black and white and written in one verse… His word is what should be protected (although He needs no protection, we need HIS protection) AND what should be shared…
Most only think and form views within a limited span of time… 100 years forward and 300 years backwards… Truth is that it, injustice, is not a racial problem stemming from the white man towards the black man… It is not Christian vs Muslim vs Hindu vs Buddhist et al… It is not male vs female… Rather it stems from greed, hate or misguided faith… Or all three… Humans have battled for thousands of years… Tables turning as if locked in a dance of rituals… If your sight is limited, the dance will never change… The leading partner simply flips only to be flipped back within a few generations… For change to come in this world, be of good value as well as root itself within its people, we must have better vision… See and understand our entire history while thinking many generations ahead… Understanding instead of blaming… Loving, truly loving, instead of hating… Seeking wisdom instead of knowledge
An Artistic Evolution 