Charting a path forward requires challenging a system of norms and habits by which we resolve our most pressing issues. While maintaining a level of seriousness when discussing humanity’s suffering is just, a sense of overwhelming positivity must prevail. Unity in people is a universal social phenomenon that can create waves of change and reformation.

Combating the systems of oppression resulting from centuries of subjugation, slavery, ridicule, and division depends on the will and the resilience of our community. From a biological standpoint, togetherness drives all of us to form communities, grow our families, and love our neighbors. Our nature demands positive social interaction. Over millennia, humans developed languages to communicate, transitioned from hunting and gathering to farming, and formed large communities built off interpersonal support systems.

Too often, our discourse on vital issues functions off anxiety, anger, and negativity. I say, let’s switch it up! Discussions on meeting all of humanity’s needs should be positive, with an optimism that such goals are achievable. Healthy debate undoubtedly provides for refined and nuanced solutions that work to provide the most equitable and effective results. Undeniably, though, all humans may experience emotions of anger, sadness, defeat, or confusion in these discussions. So, the point here is not to promote indefinite happiness, but to instill and indefinite sense of optimism, even during times of our most negative emotions. Through this platform, I hope to spark discussions that take a different perspective on topics such as homelessness, education, civil rights, human psychology, and our Earth.

I urge you to join me in this movement for positive change and keep up with my posts to engage in important discussions about our existence on this planet.