Reflecting on this new year, I had a few thoughts. We have worked for and succeeded at same-sex marriage rights. We did it in 11 years, state by state, while the federal government remained opposed until the end. Cities & states are signing on to the Paris Climate Accords after the federal government withdrew. States are reforming drug laws, and acting to reduce incarceration, in spite of the administration in Washington. Cities are converting to renewable energy; reverting to coal is out of the question. Detroit is expanding urban farming & using it as an educational resource as well as a food resource. Localities and states are declaring themselves 'sanctuary' places, which is establishing a new immigration policy, actively opposing the current federal one. An organization called "Sandy Hook Promise" is working on using community methods to find and help heal those in isolation, not just gun control.
There is so much good news going on out there, I can hardly keep track of it all! Remember, we are powerful! Together, we are much more powerful than any bully in Washington! We are leaving that kind of politics behind, steadily walking away from it all. This year, 2018, I'm going to keep looking for and noticing the stories where people are making progress. Let's keep walking forward and focusing on where we're going, rather than looking back! Let the tweeter in chief keep tweeting if he wants. We've got work to do.
There is so much good news going on out there, I can hardly keep track of it all! Remember, we are powerful! Together, we are much more powerful than any bully in Washington! We are leaving that kind of politics behind, steadily walking away from it all. This year, 2018, I'm going to keep looking for and noticing the stories where people are making progress. Let's keep walking forward and focusing on where we're going, rather than looking back! Let the tweeter in chief keep tweeting if he wants. We've got work to do.
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