As the world moved into their homes, our brains moved into the global online space. And we, as a collective have found new and creative ways to disagree about pretty much everything. Our phones and keyboards have become our soapbox...and sometimes the causes are not even that important! I’ve seen people angrily disagreeing about recipes.
And honestly, we get so much conflicting information on every. single. topic. It’s hard to determine fact from opinion or answers from agendas. We are all wading through swamps of information searching for clearer waters...and hoping to lead others there to get a drink. Most of the time, our intentions are to help each other...but we allow our steadfast opinion to put a wall around the simple acts of love, respect & kindness.
The online space has also truly stepped into finding ways of supporting one another. Of lifting up important causes and bringing light to topics that need attention. It’s beautiful to see people rally together. But we can’t expect every person to maintain being the voice for every cause. We all have our own work to do in the world. We can show our solidarity and also continue being ourselves. We can support your efforts and celebrate the way you’re using your voice for good. We can cheer you on, but not join you.
You’ve heard the term “stay in your lane” but it really makes no sense to me. We, as drivers, rarely stay in one lane forever...we are going places and must exit the lane or the highway all together. I like to think of it as having our own homes and that we always come home to. We journey out and accomplish much in the world, but our home remains mostly unchanged. A safe place to come back to. We may update our home with new ideas and welcome new guests. But it will always be ours. I don’t need to change my home just because you changed yours. I don’t need to change who I am with every new trend. My home is built on a firm foundation, and that will never change. And though it could be destroyed by storm or fire, it will be rebuilt on the same foundations! My hope is that we all come home to ourselves and who we are called to be in this world. #homebody #worldchanger #both
