A Time for Difficult Conversations
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Keeping silent just to save face does absolutely nothing!
Itâs important that we remember, as a community, that weâre still going home. Weâre still headed to that better place where we all accept each other, where we all value each other, where we donât have to be afraid of the things that make us different. And while we might not have that reality today, in the form that we want it, that doesnât mean we can stop hoping. Herbie Thompson
There are no easy answers right now. No easy answers to the pandemic, no easy answers to the massive amount of lost jobs or to ending centuries or racist systems, but as Creative Mornings Omahaâs âmom,â if you will, I challenge there are easy answers to showing kindness, compassion and empathy. Creatives seem uniquely built for that. - Kim Sellmeyer
There are people who, despite their experiences and intelligence and kind-heartedness, they sincerely are lost right now in this time. They do not know; they did not realize. A little bit of patience to get everyone up to speed is necessary, even on the part of those with⊠Iâve heard people say, âItâs not up to black people to help others get up to speed.â It might not be, but Iâm going to try that anyway because itâs necessary. - Steve Gordon