I took this photo in New York 5 years ago. I put it in a filter app I was playing with at the time to get this effect.

This came up as a Facebook memory yesterday and it got me thinking about how in 1787, when the “We the people” preamble to the constitution of the USA was written, there were people who were not considered people: Native Americans and black slaves. And only white men, not women, could vote.

That was 235 years ago.

“We the People
Means Everyone”

It’s a simple statement. It should go without saying, yet it needs to be said.

I wrote this in Faith in Humanity 5 years ago, “It is not our beliefs, but rather our actions upon those beliefs that define who we are. We can have faith in humanity… only by having the conviction to practice what it truly means to be human.”

Acceptance is such a low bar. It is one we should have leaped over years ago. I have faith in humanity, I believe that we can get there… but I also think it will be a bumpy ride.

Everyone deserves to feel safe, free, and seen. Everyone.