Month: July 2019

After my post of the other day, which stirred our great Facebook melting pot I thought I would throw out this reflective challenge. Only one rule to the challenge all I ask is a LIKE— so I know how many are part of the reflection challenge, because— your reflection is your reflection. 

So here is the 
UNACCEPTABLE CHALLENGE 

For a day 24 hours or your waking workday leisure retired day – let’s try to shred ourselves of how we or others define us— just be you. Not republic democrat, independent, male or female, white, black, tan, yellow or pale. For one day let us try to be and respond to the around us from our soul, our core, from the depth of our humanity. For one day let us reflect on what really gives us meaning, purpose, direction, freedom, connection — peace on this journey of sunrise to sunset—it is harder than we imagine — but so worth the first step.

This was the first word that came to my mind when I saw this photo. Unacceptable.

But what does that mean? To me it means that it is “unacceptable” that a father and child should drown ever—Let alone trying to come from one country to another. To me it means that it is “unacceptable” for one people to restrict another group from having proper entrance process into a country…a country only theirs by circumstance and arbitrary agreed-upon regulation.

Unacceptable. That a representative Congress abdicated responsibility for proper governance and control that would led to an out of control situation resulting in so many fatalities — if unintended consequences. I don’t know anyone with the name “unintended consequence.” Unacceptable.

It’s unacceptable that the president of a nation that wants to represent freedom and liberty and opportunity points his finger instead of leading and creating a process that leads to the goals he supposedly promotes.

It’s unacceptable on one hand we celebrate the tearing down of a wall in Berlin that kept people in and at the same time want to build a wall to keep people out. Unacceptable.

Yes, trust and verify! But I have to take a stand. In my worldview, all are welcome. The golden rule prevails—do unto others as you would have done unto you.

We need to make a choice of what is acceptable Behavior on the part of our elected officials. We need to take a stand about how people are treated, welcome and embraced.

No one is unacceptable.