This has been such an important time for reflection.

So many people have been enlightened lately.

I’ve been enlightened to my level of ignorance and naivete, and am hopeful that these revelations continue, and spread like a new pandemic of equality.

Someone reminded me recently to use “I” and “me” less in any posts because this isn’t about me. This is an important reminder, and although I think it is important to acknowledge your ignorance and announce your intentions to do better, it is important to not make this about ourselves and our experiences if we are not impacted by the movement first hand.

Now is the time to witness the movement, hear what the black community has to say and help amplify their voices, and in doing so, say less ourselves.

Listen, Hear, Absorb, Change.

Be a part of the change. Be on the right side of history.

Some people have no yet been enlightened. They cling to their perspectives, and their beliefs, seeing this movement as an attack on America, but America was born of movements. Protests. Riots. Although rioting is never ideal, neither is inaction and continued inequality.

If you “lose” friends or family along the way, know that it is not their time to be enlightened. Their hearts and ears are closed. They are working through their own crap, and aren’t capable yet of understanding and seeing past their own lives.

Hopefully, they can catch up with us later.