We are fortunate to live in this time with all we have gained over the last thousands of years as we arrive to the culmination of much wisdom and learning. We now have the ability, we have the resources and we have the humanity to overcome what appears to be impossible. This is the biggest challenge we’ve had to date to preserve our values and raise humanity to new levels of connection. It can be done.

In the long arc of history, we have learned to survive the elements, living on an unpredictable planet with many dangers ranging from inclement weather to devastating earthquakes or tsunamis.

We have learned to prosper and develop vast knowledge even in the darkest of times which brought light and beauty to our world.

We expanded across the globe destroying much we encountered and then learned the value of democracy.

Recently, we’ve begun to see the humanity and the rights of others we had scorned in the past and have held out a hand of comfort and compassion.

The clash of viewpoints today has to do with the dying model of controlling others. Do we force agendas and make others come to our way of thinking? Or do we reach out in curiosity? Do We The People realize our power, the power to come together to create a world of inclusion and diversity by making plans for our communities based on empathy and understanding?

You may be thinking, ‘well this is all very Kum-by-yah and peachy but I live in the real world’. That’s just fear talking. Fear that it’s impossible or threatening but in reality this way of thinking likely takes you out of your comfort zone. Take a good look deep inside yourself, many of us were made for this time, for a time to sincerely reach out to others to understand and come together.

What is your part in bringing people together? That is the most important question. Here is a TED talk you may find helpful.