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I am grateful knowing we are all human beings…

When it comes to our DNA 

It’s the way our creators tried to format it

I just wish when it comes to being human

we were all a little better at it.

I wish we were blessed to realize we are ALL human beings

everyone on this planet is related to one another…

because we are human beings in name only

when we choose to ignore the suffering 

of any of our sisters or our brothers.

We met him at the Pride Parade joining all those who came there to unite…

He was wearing a blue denim dress and carrying a flag in colors blue and pink and white.

He proudly waved his transgender flag…a freedom that seemed to give him joy…

We weren’t sure if he was born a boy who knew he was a girl 

or born a girl who knew she was a boy.

But that didn’t matter to us…or anyone else who stood there by the road…

we were all impressed with the courage and the bravery this wonderful human showed.

Because today…fear and prejudice and politics have made it difficult by far…

for a transgender human to stand up proudly…and declare to the world who they are…

Which is why we were there at the parade…to lend our love, support and happiness

to celebrate with pride…all the people in the parade…and their unique humanness.

It’s fitting that we are in Cherokee country..because many native nations, 

whose traditions we so callously attempted to destroy…

believed in two-spirit people—those being born part girl…part boy.

They gave special significance to two-spirit humans…and welcomed all of them here 

believing they had a special connection to the sacred spiritual sphere.

They revered two-spirit humans…who because of their two-spirit feelings

became their spiritual and ceremonial leaders…with special powers for healing

I’d like to get back to the Native Nations way of thinking…

because the only way to make this country great…

If to ensure acceptance, truth and wisdom…supplants our prejudice, fear and hate.

When you think about it who walks in better balance

than a human who can see the world from more than one side…

Which made us proud to watch this young human wave his flag…

proud he knew he was accepted…that he didn’t have to hide.

I believe we all are born with two-spirits…certainly me…and I have no doubt…you…

It’s just some people are more blessed to have a better balance between the two.

And rather than try to shame and humiliate them…I think it’s important that we…

celebrate who they are…and who they were born to be…

Because this human holds onto the hope that one day…our world will have evolved so far…

That a human won’t need to be brave or courageous…to show the world exactly who they are

May we be blessed to take pride in the fact that

we are all human sisters and brothers….

And blessed to understand being human is simply about 

being kind

and taking care of one other…

In 1971, John Denver wrote Take Me Home Country Roads

and though in 1997 he passed away… 

I imagine he’d be smiling knowing his song is still being sung today.

Country Roads take me home 

to the place I belong

West Virginia, mountain mama

Take me home, country roads

Country Roads came on the radio in the bookstore the other night

and I found there is still magic in John’s song…

when an older couple in the store began to sing along.

Then a younger couple, then a family with children began to sing along

for a moment it’s as if time had slowed…

and before I knew it everyone in the store, including me,

was singing take me home, country roads..

It was a spontaneous unplanned flash mob…

people of all colors, sizes and shapes…singing that chorus…that verse

and when the song was over we all smiled, nodded to each other

then happily dispersed.

There is a lot of discord in our country at this moment

and it was wonderful to hear and see…

together in the bookstore…this moment of harmony.

When cruelty and brutality become the norm…

When evil is spewing out lies and trying to re-write history

We need more moments when people come together to celebrate humanity.

This was a reminder as this evil works to separate and divide us

wherever we may roam…

together we are strong…we have each other 

Together…we can take each other home.

Country Roads take me home 

to the place I belong

West Virginia, mountain mama

Take me home, country roads.

May we be blessed to understand:

We are all born a human being

that part of who we are…

comes to us inherently

But being human 

is something 

we all must learn to be

As this year comes to a close…

and we reach the end of December…

Here’s something all year long

I wish all humans would remember

Being human is the ability to look at every form of life 

on the land, the sea and the sky above

with a sense of tenderness,

A sense of kindness

with gentleness and love

For today’s blessing I turn once again to Maya Angelou

whose words speak to people of all faiths and religions…

from Judaism to Islam to Christianity

May we be blessed not to die

without having done something wonderful for humanity.’