Privilege

I recognize that by not defending my stance earlier on everything going on in the world right now was and is a sign of real privilege. I believe I let apart of my ego run the show for a minute. Some may feel “No one cares about my opinion on what’s going on” and I feel the more people I asked around about the voting aspect, I got the same kind of a response. I wanted to be angry at people but instead I realized, what a sad thing to feel our voices and opinions are not wanted when it comes to defending people and situations. We hear so many times, “ I don’t vote that because it doesn’t count” and I will admit I’ve had that mentality at times as well despite voting in past elections. Imagine if every single person who had that mentailty took a stand and voted how much of a difference it would truly would’ve made especially in this past election. It would be major and many people know that but are afraid of real change, real equality, real peace. What would the world look like if that’s what we got closer to achieving? If we used our privlege to genuinely empower those that may NOT have a voice in this country. That means putting aside our fears and standing up for what we believe is right. Standing up for immigrants, women, children and LGBTQ+ rights. You do not have

to be that well-versed to know when to take a stand and that’s something I regret being unable to say earlier with more confidence. I look back at the bold and courageous person I used to be in college, the one who felt honored to stand up with a group of people to defend what was right. My genuine hope is that if this stirs up feelings of discomfort in you that it sheds on a light on the fact the silencing ourselves won’t just make these situations go away. True community and empowering one another through empathy and compassion is where real change begins.