Tolerance

We have entered the second half of the month and change is in the air. The end of October usually brings about the Holiday season, many festivities and good times. This year may be a bit different. Since March, 2020 has certainly been a challenge. The approaching holidays will be no different. The more I think about the year, the more I keep circling back to the word ‘tolerance’. Though we all know tolerance, I am most interested in the first words of every definition in Merriam-Webster. Defined as the “ability or willingness” or “the capacity to endure”. Continuing, I am most interested in the third definition: “the allowable deviation from a standard”. So impactful, applicable, and relevant to 2020. Though many of us may not feel we are allowing a deviation, we are. Yes, our response to COVID is merely a reaction, however, it is not the pandemic that I am referencing. All of us have become so beat down by rhetoric and participated through action or non-action. I have always said that we are either part of the problem or part of the solution. There is no in between. Therefore, I choose to be better. To be greater than that which is presented. To not settle for a deviation from decency and respect of my fellow humans. I choose positivity. Have a most excellent weekend....Go PUPS! (cue Bellamy Brothers (1976) - Let Your Love Flow).

Until next time...