Freedom?

I’ve spent today trying to sort out my feelings. Trying to figure out what freedom means to me during a time where nothing feels free.

Everything is too expensive or too far out of reach because of status, or the wrong skin color, the wrong gender. Sometimes it’s something as trivial as who our hearts choose to love. It all feels too messy, too complicated, too much like a fight.

I don’t want to fight today. Today I want to focus on love. I want to celebrate the 250th birthday of my country. I want to be proud of who I am and where I came from. I want to remember the people who I love on today. So that’s what I’m going to do.

I’m going to celebrate by enjoying fun drinks. And I’m going to be proud of my family and my friends and my community. While figuring out how to use my words to help build a stronger more inclusive future for our country.