Good advice is always worth repeating.
We work hard daily, and the obstacles that face us are formidable enough. We don’t need to be distracted by the approaches of cultural groups that play to the fear and hatred of their constituency and echo it. We must always focus on the high road. As alluded to in the EAU Statement of Ethics, activism should reflect such positive approaches as regular homage to honorable lives, deeds, beauty, and progress. Rather than continual discouragement through too much focus on grim aspects of the present, we need to foster encouragement by focusing on the progress we make here and there, and inspiring people by reminding them viscerally of the things they are fighting to preserve.
So stop a moment and touch base with the good things to remind yourself of that for which we fight so hard. Reconnect with your heritage, hug your child, don’t focus so much on your fear of what the world will become that you no longer foster their hope and wonder in it. Breathe deep, take in the honeysuckle, and revel in all the things we have that remind us of why this country is a miracle worth saving. That, more than anything, inspires us to continued, enthusiastic activism.
–Lucy Brewer