Enjoy the 5AM show a few hours early:

Last week I was determined to hope fast to hope. Then Toledo got shot. And the people in Indianapolis. And the people in Austin Tx. Driving down the street, I asked my son who the flag was flying half mast for. His answer? This country. The weight of this world on top of the global pandemic is crushing and I could do a "how to talk to your students about..." multiple times weekly. How do I talk to them about the number of violent incidents that we keep brushing off as one offs? I will tell them the only thing I know; As long as YOU are in the world, you can be light in your corner of the world, you can be change, you can make a difference. I will tell them that I believe they can be better. I will tell them that I believe in them for my future, for their own. 

And when the next headline comes, I will remind myself that as long as I am in the world, I can make a difference. 

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