Start Where You Are 🖤

Today’s post is actually taken from my social media feeds. I feel it’s important to share the same message here.

Though I can’t even begin to imagine what our country’s current heartbreak and injustice feels like from a POC’s shoes, I still care. Deeply. And I pray that we as a people can be better than this.

I’ve wrestled with what to say, whether to post anything at all. I believe posting on social media about societal issues isn’t “the solution” but that’s not to say it doesn’t have value and influence. And I’m not trying to say that it isn’t needed in this arena, I just hope it doesn’t stop there. And I hope people will pause to consider the possibly *more meaningful* conversations that are happening surrounding this awful problem: within homes, among friends, in businesses and churches, with spouses and neighbors - who haven’t posted anything. Because I know so many are still learning, reading, discussing, praying about this and doing so fervently in whatever “community” looks like for them. I don’t think we can be silent about this but I think it also means doing the work - not just posting on social media.

I am heartbroken by the news. I am heartbroken by our country’s very apparent injustice to its citizens. I am seeking knowledge and a better understanding. This has opened my eyes to so much. I think as a white female in this country it’s important to acknowledge how unaware I’ve ALLOWED myself to be about issues regarding race. 1) that’s not easy to admit [because honestly I’ve never thought I was racist but I’m seeing I clearly haven’t been anti-racist and there’s a difference] but 2) it’s the truth and now that I’m seeing that, I think change requires more of me than posting something on here - I think it’s about real conversations about difficult subjects.

We have to start where we are and we must be better than this. 🖤