Freedom

I got my cast off on Tuesday. It was freedom for my ankle and leg. But with that freedom comes responsibility. I am responsible to make sure that I have my splint or boot on depending on what I am doing. I can choose not to wear either one of those items or not do physical therapy but then I don’t have the freedom to say it hurts or I can’t do something because it lacks the ability.

I have to willing to put in the time and effort to get my ankle and leg back to pre break status.

We have all heard the talk about it is my choice or my freedom to wear a mask or not wear mask. Or the same can be said for the vaccine its my choice. I am not looking to make this political by any means.

What I am asking is for you to start thinking about the other people around you. Your friend that has lupus or cancer, or is the care giver for the elderly. Please think about our doctors and nurses that are so overwhelmed and over worked that they are committing suicide at an alarming rate.

Please think about our children and what we are teaching them.

What are you teaching that child that looks up to you? Are you teaching them that whatever you want is always the priority? Or can you teach them that you have to compromise and work with other people even if you don’t agree with their point of view.

We have become very much it’s my way or the highway people. We need to lose that mentality.

That mentality is only hurting each other and that needs to stop.

I don’t care what color your skin is, who you choose to love and be in a relationship with. What I care about is you as a human being. All of you. Mentally and physically and we cannot live as we are called to live which is to love one another. When we are constantly saying I am right and you are wrong. It needs to stop. Plain and simple. We are no longer 5 playing on the playground. We are adults and what are we teaching the next generation? That the playground rules of the 5 year old still apply? We should be teaching compromise, love, forgiveness, listening.

Until next time,

Juli