To Millennials and the Little Black Square
There is nothing my generation loves more than instant gratification. I am guilty of this myself. It has taken me several days to feel through the enormity of what our society currently faces. Yes, I am angry. But my explosion of anger did not feel like the best use of me, so I took a little time. And I think taking time made it possible to prevent myself from falling into the trap of social media posting to prove my #BLM solidarity to the virtual world. I feel strongly that if I had participated, I might have allowed myself to feel that I had done my part with that ONE POST and moved on. That would have been an instant way to feel like I had addressed the problem, with repercussions I was not comfortable with. So do not shame me or tell me I am doing it wrong. There is more going on over here than you would ever know from social media. My contemplations have been the most focused on follow-through. My generation has an extremely difficult time trusting processes,...