Love is love is love…
it takes many different forms in the physical world
and should never be judged, condemned or denied
Love
equality
The Cat with Her Mouse
This is a question, we ALL should be asking.
She is SO MUCH SMARTER than him, it’s laughable.
Broken
“There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.”
Hannah Gadsby
Gadsby’s stand up is pure genius. Check it out on Netflix. Here’s the trailer.
Warning: Her one hour stand up is not for the timid.
The Mouse is Too Large
Be a Wild Flower
Photo by Milos Tonchevski
I have a desert garden in my backyard. A beloved neighbor gave us all of her potted plants when she moved out of state and the plants have thrived. This year, some new wildflowers grew next to the pots. They’re not related to any of the potted plants and they are not being irrigated. Yet, they continue to grow beautifully on the little rain they get.
People can be like wildflowers. They are transplanted from some other place and they just grow. They take advantage of the resources available. They don’t ask permission. They don’t shrink because the other plants were there first.
They are beautiful in their uniqueness, their peculiarity, and their originality.
We can all be like wildflowers: wild, courageous, strong and proud.
Be like a wildflower. Don’t look for approval or acceptance. Hold your head up high.
A 10 Year old Says…
One of the questions on our last 5th grade social studies quiz was, “How can we, as Americans, ensure equal rights for everyone?” This was on the heels of learning about slavery and the Civil Rights Movement (literary study: The Watsons Go to Birmingham).
Most of my students answered, “Treat everyone like we’d like to be treated,” or “remind everyone about the Constitution.”
But one student wrote:
We could start an activity or sports program where EVERYONE was invited. People of all races would play together and while they played and made friends with each other, they would see we are all the same and racism would be gone.
If you’re feeling discouraged, by recent racist rhetoric from a small group of small-minded people, remember there are a lot of good people out there. Our children are wise.
Right Now, It’s Sepia…
Right now, television shows and movies misrepresent people of color
for the most part
It’s not multi-colored or rainbow, like reality
it’s sepia – pretty black and white, with shades in between
not reality
we need more colors and shapes
we need more reality
we need to see people of color
being people….of color
Time to stop complaining
and do something about it
Get out there and start CREATING
instead of WAITING
