I will NOT hate

I had intentions of writing about this yesterday, but after a certain puppy kept me up all night and a full (and busy) day at work by the time I actually got to sit and relax my brain was mush.

Yesterday when I was on my break I decided to check my Facebook. As I sit in the backroom drinking my tea I started to cry. My Facebook newsfeed was flooded with videos and articles about the protesters and riots during Trump's inauguration. I was crying because all I could feel was hate. Not hate from myself but Trump's hate, protesters hate, rioters hate. It made me sad. I have never in my life hated someone so much I would result to violence or destructiveness. People running though the streets smashing car windows, breaking into businesses, lighting cars on fire, physical violence against other people. All this emotion hit me like a punch in the face. For the rest of my shift I was holding back tears and tried to get myself to think of anything else.

Now don`t get me wrong. I in NO WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM support Trump, but the hate has to stop. You can`t fight violence with violence. The other night my husband and I were talking about the difference between Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. Two different men with two different approaches. One chose peace and the other chose violence. You can get your point across with being smart with your approach. Your goal should NOT be to turn people against each other, but bring them together.

I will NOT be following Trump down his heinous path of hate. I will NOT discriminate,and I will NOT segregate. I will NOT choose violence, racism, or sexism. I WILL choose love. I WILL choose peace. I WILL choose empathy. I WILL choose acceptance. I WILL choose compassion. I WILL choose to pass this on to my children in hopes that they can see a brighter, more positive future.

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