No matter how unfair life may be, no matter how many obstacles you may need to overcome, if your goal stays consistent and your belief in yourself remains steady, you can retain hope.

I can't stop thinking about those at the border...dear God, don't let the flaming arrow of COVID-19 hit the detention centers and the people inside the belly of this broken system.

There's still talk of borders and sanctions but nobody can deny that we're all in this together.

I am curious about the world that will emerge after this....  Now that we are all on the same page, who will we become together?

When the outside world is silenced, the inside world begs us to listen. May the silence we discover within be the silence we keep when we can go out again. 

Today, I'm acutely aware of how important a genuine community is, not only to our well-being and fulfillment but also to our ultimate survival.

I’m thinking of my ancestors,...the challenges they faced...their thoughts and feelings—not knowing what’s ahead, sensing that nothing will be the same, but finding strength to carry on in the face of tremendous loss.

Hope is more crucial than ever in these pandemic-clouded days.

Now is our chance to find focus and live beyond our fear to be our best and brightest selves.

The world we took so much for granted may never be the same. But let us vow to cherish what remains, and what we work together to rebuild.