Nattie & Hazel Nut's Adventures

Take Back America!

To my fellow Americans…. Let’s bring some real talk right quick. We have had way too much WAR on our own streets. We have brought hatred, bigotry, and bloodshed to our hometowns and places of worship.

WHY?

In today’s day and age, you will find that TV, tablets, and video games are raising children. That we are breeding hatred for circumstance rather than teaching ways to rise above, to love thy neighbor, to lend helping hand so that we ALL RISE TOGETHER. It’s depressing to watch my homeland become something I am ashamed of.

We are a nation of immigrants. Read that line again. WE ARE A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS. So please stop hating on your neighbor for being different. Celebrate them! If you took a minute to just say hi, learn about them, or even show them gratitude for helping to make our country the great melting pot it is, then you might actually learn that the people you fear are not so different from you. Should we all look unique. We have unique backgrounds. We have life CHOICES that have changed our paths and created journeys that no one else can say they traveled.

But none of these things, not the color of someone’s skin, the god they worship, or the way they talk should cause you or I to be mean, hurtful, or reckless.

This week the news brings yet another mass shooting. A nineteen year old took the lives of a few, and forever changed the lives of many. For what? Does their cause really matter? NO. We have bred into our youth – yes YOUTH! – that if someone is different it’s okay to be spiteful, hateful, and hurtful. But WHY?! Because someone is different?

We need communities all across America to take back childhood from the devil, the hateful, and the reckless. We need communities to build America back up. Because, Lord knows our public officials are NOT stopping the hate and creating environments for our young minds to learn, grow, and accept the differences of each other. Everywhere we look it’s about slinging dirt on each other.

BUT WHY?! I ask. Why be hateful, demeaning, and spiteful. WHY.

What positive change does being outrageous bring? NOTHING. It brings more hate. More distain. More chaos and uproar.

I applaud the media for no longer providing “fame” to those individuals that do not value human life. For those individuals that set out to DIVIDE us. In some ways collectively those individuals are winning. We spout hatred on social media daily. It’s embarrassing, and shameful.

So let’s combat the war within we’ve created. Let’s fight the hate. Let’s fight the fear. Let’s fight the negativity that surrounds us. The lions are not at the gate… they are within. Let’s roar for change. Let’s roar for equality. Let’s roar for fairness, for hope, and for American Dream.

The American Dream was once open for all. Let’s bring back what made our country great. A WALL isn’t going to save our country. The bigots are already here. Time to rise above the hatred and get back to our roots. We are the HOME OF THE BRAVE. LAND OF THE FREE. Let’s stand by that.

Food for thought,

Nattie

*These views are 100% the authors and this blog supports all who bring kindness, not hate.