Daydream Believer

I often daydream.  As I attempt to rest and reset my mind and heart, I fantasize at what many chuckle at:

Will 2024 be led by those who choose kindness over vitriol?

Will 2024 be filled with intentional thought over gaslighting and bullying?

Will 2024 be filled with those who make a commitment to use calm, discernment, self-actualization, and introspection over continued dependency on others, whom they know little to nothing about, to simply tell them how to think and act?

Will civility see a glimmer of hope as we, as a community and society, unite to love while shun those who use religion, lies, and unfounded, even disproven conspiracy theories as a means to manipulate others for personal and political gain?

Will we choose to look beyond the “R,” “D,” “I” on the ballot, beyond the Liberal, the Conservative, the Socialist, the Fascist in the stereotyping, and try something unique to see the person the soul, and the heart of those we are talking to?

Will we give humanity one, possibly final, fighting chance?

I continue to daydream ……… Happy 2024🙏

Michael Sean Williams
Front Royal, VA

PS – Headline with a nod to the mid-1960s made-for-TV pop band The Monkees

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