E70: Igniting Change in this World

Shift with Charlotte

Enough is enough.

I am coming from a place of privilege. I will never know what it feels like to be judged solely by the color of my skin. I will never know what it feels like to live in fear of the people who, to everyone else, are the ones they seek for safety. I will never understand what it feels like to overcome prejudice of this nature.

But I do know suffering. I do understand grief.I do feel extreme pain when I see suffering. I don’t always know what will help, and I have often felt at a loss for what I can do to help in these horrific situations.

I do believe we are all one and we are all living a human experience. And if you’ve heard the stories and seen the videos and heard the pleas from George Floyd’s mouth - then I’m sure you felt it as deep to your core as I did. (Along with all of the horrible stories that have led up to this point)

Because I didn’t just see George. I also saw Ahmaud.I saw my children. I saw your children. I saw my neighbors. I saw myself. I saw you.

Enough is enough.

If we want to activate change, it starts with each one of us. Every action matters, no matter how small.

It matters how we show up for ourselves. It matters how we heal. It matters how we show up in our communities.

Every time something like this happens, it lights a fire in me and this time, I was compelled to get my thoughts out so I recorded them in this powerful episode.