Celebrate Anyway

Tomorrow is the Fourth of July here in the US, however many people may not feel like celebrating. I say celebrate anyway. Many institutions are still operating under the law and ideals of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Many people are saying no, what the current administration wants is not what I want, and are making themselves heard. 

Yet, on an even more basic level, there are reasons to celebrate the US, for example, the shear beauty of the country. The talent of the people who live here that flourishes under many, many trying circumstances. 

We can celebrate love, community, laughter, caring, and thoughtfulness. We just need to breathe and look at things with the perspective that allows us to see through into the heart of things, into our hearts and know that a different way of being than what is being proposed exists. 

So, go out and celebrate in your own way. 

Note: the photo is by Lori M. Sousa. I found it on unsplash.com.