This isn’t a post about gun control this isn’t a post about any political point of view. This is a post about the current climate in our country. ...
What is it about the way we are doing life that allows/cultivated this type of violence so frequently?
What actions and ideas have adopted that make it easier to walk into a room of unarmed individuals and open fire?
What about our “normal” has created this monster?
I remember when a school shooting would have had sun up to sundown news coverage for over 24 hours!
I’m all about actions! Talk is cheap!
What can we do to reverse this disgusting trend? What can everyday people begin doing to influence an opposite reaction?
In my humble opinion... I believe that we must:
1. Slow down enough to start seeing people again. We have stopped noticing the quiet kid in class, we don’t have time to establish real relationships with people who don’t further our own agendas. This must end!
2. Stop being strictly reactive. Once something horrific happens IT’S TOO LITTLE TOO LATE
Prevention is worth every penny it costs. We complain about the cost of preventive services, mentoring and other programs that equip society with tools that can’t be scored on a test, but will spend bookoo dollars on new facilities and equipment that make us look good 🤔
3. Start teaching and allowing ourselves to feel again. Even if someone’s feelings don’t make sense to us that doesn’t mean they are not valid. Even if we disagree with someone’s opinion it does not make them a bad person & less deserving to be heard.
4. Start teaching our children that failure is a part of life again. Not in a don’t strive for the best type of way, but in a supportive environment that encourages our youth to learn how to deal with the feelings of loss and disappointment. These feelings are inevitable in life, but we must prepare them for it. Currently we have a generation of individuals that believe that they should have what they want, when they want it and how they want it. So when reality hits they are lacking the skills to navigate the pain successfully therefore they default to permanent irreversible solutions.
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