Declare our Independence

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”

The time has come for the United States to unite under the belief that all people are created equal and until that happens, we must fight the war against America’s pervasive racism. We must stop seeing white men in our mind’s eye when we hear or read the preamble to the Declaration of Independence. We must bring these words into the 21st century and create a new mind’s eye image of who speaks that sentence. Stop seeing those old white slave-owning men and see the man, woman or child who sits across from you, stands in line ahead of you, drives the car beside you, crosses the street with you… imagine those people stopping what they are doing, turning to you and saying “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all PEOPLE are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” And listen to them!

Today, let us all declare our independence from inherent racism and pledge to fight the war against it. Do not sit idly by and hope someone else will fight it for you. Use your voice as your weapon and your salve.

Isolation/Protection

When we hurt each other, rather than support each other, we force isolation and repression.

Hate=Isolation
Isolation=Repression
Repression=Protectionism
Protectionism=Dependence

Hate=Dependence
Love=Independence

Without confidence and conviction, we isolate and search for protection. The child that is repeatedly bullied, overlooked and ignored grows into an isolated adult. It is the waste of a life and when you multiply that by thousands…hundreds of thousands…millions, we are left with wasted lives and repression (under the misread guise of protection.)

So many of us hide away and never see our own potential. We think we have safety measures in place but those measures only keep us down, keep us under the thumb of our oppressor. Let’s not let the new generations isolate, we must change the way we raise and treat our children.

We MUST increase the love we have for each other. We MUST speak up when we see abuse, and when we speak up, we MUST come from a place of love. Share you capacity of love with another.

Do all you can to help a child gain confidence in themselves. Give them the power of conviction. Appreciate your neighbor, your friend, your family and let them know that they are loved.

I am currently exhibiting at Crown Gallery in Bridgeport CT.
Exhibiting now at Crown Gallery.