I Have Faith in Humanity

I was finishing my coffee and getting ready to head to work. As I was making my way into the kitchen something powerful hit me: The words, “I am not giving up my faith in humanity.”

I wasn’t even thinking about anything of importance. I began brewing my second cup of java and while standing in the middle of the kitchen the words echoed once again and tears began to cloud my vision.

I understand why these words link together. I am seeing so much negativity in social media, the snippets of news I hear along the day, the comments made by friends and family. I hear from one ear the necessary things and discard the rest. But I am not influenced by what anger and fear have to say. I believe in the human spirit. I believe in humanity. I truly believe that things escalate when we continue to shed light into the darkness.

I get it. Things break. Our hearts get fractured from all the things happening around the world and nearby. But like all fractures, there is time to slowly heal. Oh my God, when does it stop, right? Well, I am still NOT giving up my faith in HUMANITY. The moment we lose faith the enemy wins. That simple!

I know I am may sound naïve. I have to believe in the core of my spirit that things happen to bring humanity back on track. We have to stop the freaking labels. We have to diminish the bigotry and racism. We are not black, white, brown, yellow or pink. We are not our religions: Christian, Jewish, Muslim or whatever. We are not one political party or the other. We are breathing beings trying to find our way in this planet. We are roommates trying to set boundaries on what the other person needs to feel comfortable. AND, even roommates have turmoil in their living arrangements because we are all different: personalities, beliefs, culture, etc.

Did the pandemic 2-1/2 years ago teach us anything? We began to feel connected around the world by one common denominator. We were placed in time out and we began to function as a whole. We were experiencing the likes of things we never did before. We watched Italians singing out of their balconies. We witnessed other folks coming out on social media and being vulnerable. It was truly a time of rejoice and uncertainties and much sadness. There was loss and there was gain.

Here we are several years later. I am not giving up on humanity. You want perspective, walk into a place that has lost hope. Walk into a village that has little water. Walk into a place that has thousands of folks living in filth. Walk into a war zone of folks fighting all in the name of their God. It’s senseless, yes! It’s disgusting, yes! It’s truly demoralizing and it tears into your fears of what another human is capable of doing with hatred. Alienation, hatred and hostility do not disappear alone. These emotions begin to dissolve and suppress when we shine compassion and love to them.

I don’t have the freaking answers to why these horrific acts of humanity happen (or continue to happen). I don’t truly understand all the hatred out there. I don't get the reason we hold on to issues without forgiving. We are duality: dark and light. It’s important to recognize that we get to choose which one we entertain.

I have to promise my spirit that until my last breath I will not give up on humanity because I believe in us and the power of community. I believe in a higher power that brings us together. I believe in you. Together we can commit to bringing love and aiding others, not my judging or rejecting what’s happening, or criticizing another's faith.

As women we are fighting again for our rights to our bodies. We are moving backwards, rather than evolving. And, I believe, this is part of a massive shift. Faith is still my number one priority. Faith in our humanness regardless of how it appears right now. We bring it home into our spirits by truly empathizing and realizing that what happens around us is also part of our stories.

May you have a beautiful day…and may you realize that you have the power to change the world one heart at a time!

I love you.

Millie