Tag: race

Sometimes it has to be uncomfortable

Posted on by philipdodson

Sometimes as humans we need to discuss awkward and uncomfortable things.

We can choose to head to Netflix or pretend they are not there, but that is ducking out of our responsibility to our fellow humans and is letting ourselves down too.

We all form the world that we live in and that means that each and every one of us needs to be part of the dialogue.

There is a great Facebook Live with Brene Brown, whose work I am a great fan of, and she is discussing the very touchy subject of race and it is well worth a 20-minute watch – click here. This clearly demonstrates the point and she puts it with greater depth and eloquence.

We need to discuss, not hate or criticise, difficult topics, as that is the only way to move forward as a human race. We’ve tried the authoritarian and hate approach and it has been a miserable failure so far.

Next time there is a challenging and uncomfortable thing to discuss, we need to step up and get involved, why wouldn’t you?

Here’s what doesn’t matter and what does.

Posted on by philipdodson

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Here is what does not matter:

The colour of your skin.

Where you are from.

Your gender.

Your sexual orientation.

How you speak.

What language you speak.

Your religion.

Your age.

How much money you have.

How big your house is.

The job you do.

Your opinions.

Your choices as long as it does not harm others.

There are millions of things that don’t matter, we are all different, there is no right or wrong beyond hurting others in any way.

What matters?

We are all the same, we are all human beings.

We are all equal.

We show love to ourselves and others.

We respect ourselves and others.

We tolerate differences.

We show kindness to ourselves and others.

We look forward for the solutions, not backwards.

We stand as one against the people who choose to hurt others.

What really matters is humanity to all.

Be the change and leader that you want to see, every single on of us matters.

We all need to show up to bring about change.

My dream is that all women, children and men are equal. We are all part of the same human race.