Civil Rights for ALL.

Today was A day!

My guy and I went to a restaurant together for the first time in months. Now that I think of it, the last time we sat and ate out was last Mother's Day, LAST MAY! Whoa.

This was such a big deal for us because we have become very clear about how we show up in society. We have clear boundaries that we are unwilling to cross just to participate in public experiences.

Now, this might not be a thing where you live if people are more relaxed about all things related to C19. But being here in LA is an interesting place to live if you're not playing by the "rules."

Needless to say, we heard about a vegan spot that wasn't asking for proof of private health records, test results or face coverings to enter.

We got there, and the guy working was so kind, respectful, and talkative. It was literally like breathing in fresh air. So we placed our order, went to the back patio through the restaurant as free-faced as we wanted to be, and sat at a table.

My partner and I started talking about how good it felt to be normal people and to be treated as such, and right then and there, I burst into tears.

I'm teary-eyed right now just thinking about it.

How did we get here?!

How did we become so paranoid of each other that people are willing to openly and proudly discriminate against perfectly healthy people who have done absolutely NOTHING wrong? 

It's like watching good people go mad right before our eyes.

And from my view, it feels so surreal to know I am still the same person I was back in 2019, even though the world is trying to tell me to change my act in order to be accepted by others.

I will not comply. I will not bend myself just to be superficially "liked" by others. I will not betray myself because societal morality says I am "dirty" and "infected."

Honey, the infection is in the mind. And it's called fear.

As painful as this bold journey is, and yes, it's bold to stand in your power of Knowing, I am eternally grateful.

The amount of strength, clarity, wisdom, knowledge, trust, and faith I have GAINED because of it all is worth the bits of discomfort.

So thank you, God, for this incredible day I got to share with my love and my fur babies. It will be a day to Re-Member.

And as Life would have it, the air of freedom my love and I experienced today coincidentally fell on the day we as Americans celebrate the revolutionary civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr.

I think it's fitting to leave it with a quote.

"One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws." ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

With lots of LOVE,
Teresa

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