This weekend was scary, confusing, and sad, leaving me feeling angry, hopeless, heartbroken, and vowing to do better. Though I can't begin to understand what people of color go through in their day to day lives, I promise to educate myself and be an ally. I want to believe in the good in people, and that humans as a whole are not inherently bad, but it's up to me to do the work and not be passive and ignorant to the world around me. I know that as a white woman I come from a place of privilege and I want to use that privilege for good - it is no longer enough to just sit back and hope it gets better. Watching my city and others burning and broken while it's people are protesting against violence and hate breaks my heart, but I promise to do better and I hope you do too. Let's spread love, kindness, and healing - I think we all need as much of it as we can get.
I'm taking the rest of the week off from the blog to reflect, learn, and plan. I'll see you back here next week.
xoxo,
stephanie marie
picture from oh happy dani
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