this is the year
to come together,
challenge yourself,
to reach out to friends, family, and loved ones
to strangers.
to be thoughtful,
give for the sake of giving,
to help each other.
to be patience with others,
to yourself.
to open your eyes to systemic racism,
a broken system,
learn as much as you can
we don’t all have to contribute in the same way to make a difference.
to slow down
breathe
empathize
laugh
so we can all make it through this,
together.