Abraham Lincoln & The United States of America 🇺🇸 🎉

 I am finishing watching the Abraham Lincoln documentary on Netflix today.  I don’t know why, but I have always felt a strong connection with the past.  For some reason my feeling today is positive.  Our country does not by any means have a perfect or spotless history.  It has though come through dark and troublesome periods and pushed forward as a nation of freedom, democracy and opportunity.  I believe it will do so again.  I don’t by any means wish to whitewash or fail to acknowledge all those in our countries history who have been deeply mistreated and harmed such as slaves and native Americans.  Their stories absolutely deserve acknowledgment and respect and remembrance as the true stories and history of our nation.  What I believe in is the potential of the United States of America to continue to move forward in its evolution and progress toward becoming its very best version and land of diversity, equality, respect and opportunity for all citizens and people residing within our borders.  Happy 250th Birthday to the United States of America!! 🇺🇸 🎉 I do believe that brighter days will dawn again.  This doesn’t mean that we don’t still have to go through what is currently taking place or that I personally won’t ever again feel upset or worried or discouraged about it all.  We live at this time in our countries present.  It does mean that I will also happily embrace sentiments of peace, positivity and belief in the ongoing and continuing forces of progress even at times when these forces are not clearly visible or evident.