There is nothing more important you can do in the world right now than striving to love and believe in yourself.
People are good. You’re good. I believe that from the bottom of my heart, and I’m never going to stop. I’m tired and exhausted of the world that has taught us to hate and fear ourselves and each other.
I’m not having it, and I refuse to partake. Especially here, where I am surrounded largely by young people, progressives, LGBT people, people who care and fear for the state of the world.
No matter who you are, no matter what you like or don’t like, no matter what you’re doing:
We need you. I need you. Your voice matters, your feelings matter, your life matters. You bring good into the world. Never doubt that for a second. Believe it about yourself ruthlessly, lovingly, desperately and without compromise.
And believe it about the friends and loved ones around you, too.
Especially now when there are so many with so much power who have forsaken their identities, their logic and reason, the foundation of their very worlds along with their hearts’ capacity to truly care about others in any genuine way, believing in ourselves and the people who accept and love us as we are is vital. We cannot afford to do less.
I genuinely feel that the future depends on it.
Thanks for reading.
Keep rising.