Time Is Up...

This is my personal plea to you...time is up. We've reached critical mass.
It's been coming for a long time now, have you felt it? It's time that we gather our resources to do one extremely important collective task.
We all need to take part, no matter our social, economic, marital, family or educational statuses.

WE NEED TO EMPOWER OUR CHILDREN TO CHANGE THE PATH WE ARE ON.

When I say "our" I do not simply mean "your" children. I mean the collective children. Even the ones that aren't yours. The ones who are different. The ones who don't look or act "normal." These children are our future. I'm asking that you all take a reflective look at yourselves and see how you can be part of the solution.

We as a society need to act compassionately, without judgment. We need to put love first, not fear. We need to honor others' opinions without hostility. And we need to exercise respect: respect of racial differences, respect of sexual orientation, respect of religious beliefs, respect of economic status, respect of political affiliation...I can go on.

Not everyone is going to be just like you, and that's OK. That's the way the world's meant to be.

As adults, we need to be the role models for our children:

• Lead by example. Children will not learn how to navigate with patience if they see you screaming obscenities at a driver who cuts you off.
• Empower children to accept disappointment with grace. Lashing out with revenge tactics is not a healthy response to disappointment. Not everyone can win all of the time, that's just the way it is. The earlier they learn this, the better off they'll be.
• Give children opportunities to choose wrongly. They need to learn from their mistakes. If you swoop in to correct every error, they will not develop common sense.
• Give them the courage to stand up for themselves without putting others down in the process. Their light can shine without snuffing out somebody else's.
• Let them be heard. Children, especially teens, need to learn how to speak up confidently without appearing cocky. The only way to learn this is to practice it. Give them opportunities to practice using their "voice."
• Most of all, just love them. Love their quirkiness, their foibles, their faults. We brought them into this world and now we need to help them make it a better place.

And that starts one conversation at a time. Time's up. Have that conversation today.

Archangel blessings today from Azrael.