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.