You know, one of the things we do miss about Barack Obama is that he would get out into the country, he would campaign around hope, and he would fill arenas, and then people would come out and remember, “Yeah! I do like this!” And people would be surrounded with each other, of all different backgrounds and they would go, “Yeah! I am not alone in this. I like this feeling of not being divided. I do.” If we would open up a little bit more to each other and share our real stories, that’s what breaks down barriers. But in order to do that, you have to believe your story has value, be vulnerable and dare to be vulnerable.
We are at a crossroad of where we have to think about, “who are we as a nation?“ I remain hopeful that people want better, if not for themselves, then for the next generation. And that is my basic joy, you know, it gets back to mentoring others.
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