Today was a hard day. No matter if you were a Trump supporter or Clinton supporter, today was hard. Each of us had to go through the day with our eyes forcibly held open, we had no choice but to look out to see our nation horribly divided and flooded with fear. In fact, we watched this whole election grow and flourish, as it was fueled by fear.
I felt bullied throughout the primaries all the way until yesterday. I was obviously a Bernie supporter from the start. I found him genuine and refreshing. I felt like he led from his heart. Like so many Trump supporters- I am tired of our two party system. I am tired of political givens. I am tired of the huge gap between those who govern and the governed. Trump supporters, I understand you and accept your anger.
What I refuse to accept is the fear. The fear that leads us to labeling the entire religious group as terrorists. The fear that accepts the falsehood that all "Mexican's are rapists." The fear that forces us to objectify our daughters and female friends. I can't accept this.
I want to speak briefly on the fear that fuels this objectification of women. I am not Muslim nor am I Mexican, and therefore will not speak on behalf of either of these groups. But I am a woman. I am a woman that people are afraid of. I challenge the masculine understanding of power. I do not lead from above; I lead from within. Not only from within the community, but from within the hearts of others. I build my vision through empowerment. I support the inner work of everyone I meet. I help them heal, so that they can heal their neighbor. I focus on the future and use remedies that will last. I have a mother's instinct. I know that it is my duty to protect and cultivate the gifts that I bring into this world infinitely into the future, not just until the end of the day.
I carry the feminine tradition of leading from the heart. I acknowledge that emotions are not only real, but important and powerful.
Like Mother Nature, I know that the process is more important than the product. There is no product, just a constant cycle. I know that the most important things in any transaction are the people. There is no end to anything. Summer always roles into Fall.
I will not settle to please a man. I am not content with playing only the caretaker role. I can do it all, and will do it all. I find pleasure in taking care of those that I love, but I will not coddle them. I will challenge any man or woman that comes into my life. They will be forced to go deeper, to reflect on their thoughts and actions, to face that cognitive dissonance that runs deep in our American culture. I will create for you a mirror where you can not help but see yourself in the "bum on welfare" or "the pregnant black teenager." I will shatter your comfortable view of the world. And I will, feel magnificent doing it.
But then I will help you pull the pieces together, help you to toss away the fragments that were never really yours to begin with. Just lies and labels that were pasted upon you. I will not let you coast through your life or be fooled by the promise of the finish line of the rat race that doesn't exist. But I will never leave you to deal with the next steps all alone. This is why I am the most feared, why so many women are feared, because we know love is an ACTIVE force. That it tears apart falsehoods and provides solace all at once.
We won't even touch on the fact that I am a spirit-talker at this moment. But that amplifies the fear factor certainly.
This is why it is best for those who fear me to tear away at myself confidence. Make me believe that the way I look actually determines my worth. Train to me to believe that it is impolite to pull away from the unwanted touch of male acquaintances. Teach me that my natural state of curiosity, tenderness, connectivity, and sensuality is wrong. Make me afraid of myself. Make me still, so I can never challenge your world view.
Today, on this hard day. I decided to head back to this blog; I refuse to stay hidden.
Trump supporters did not destroy our world. They called out for help. They wanted to be heard.
I promise to listen to you, no one can deny you your humanity, and you are not allowed to deny the humanity of anyone else. Black, white, Mexican, Gay, Transgender. No one. No one is less than.
I make a promise to stay. I promise to take a lead in this healing process. But we all must agree as we work from heart to heart, to accept the Golden Rule: treat others as you wish to be treated.
