A Turning Point: The Future is Written by Us

I had originally written the following the day Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in as President and Vice President of the United States of America. This was written on January 20, 2021:

Relief is what I currently feel. Relief and a cautious hope. These past few years have been exhausting for many of us. Sometimes to the point where we became numb, and tired, and hopeless. Every day was a story more outrageous and horrendous than the last. Every day I was desperately trying to make sense of things that made absolutely no sense.

Today, many people are hurting, many people are facing racial, health, economic, and environmental emergencies. Realities that needed to be addressed years ago, and that today, can no longer be ignored.

This past year has made me reflect on myself like never before. Reflect on what is important, and how I would like the world to look like. I am not perfect by any means, and have made my fair share of mistakes, but I am willing to learn, to listen, and to hold myself accountable. I have come to realize that change is inevitable, and that change is done collectively - as a community. That not one single person can do it by themselves - although, the willingness to change does have to come from the individual first.

At the end of the day, what is right is right. Always. We get to decide wether or not we choose that path. To choose the way that will move us forward - together - in a country, and in a world, that is becoming more and more interconnected.

Today, and every day, we have a choice. We have the power to decide what direction our lives, and the lives of the people around us, will take. Now, the question is, do we have the courage to continue?