Things We Forget

I learned that values mean little without choices that reflect them.

I now see political growth as an ongoing process.

I learned that values require action to matter.

I became more critical of my own assumptions.

I became more interested in systems than individuals.

My views evolved as I learned to sit with discomfort.

I stopped treating politics as a personality trait.

I learned that listening is a political act.

I stopped expecting politics to solve personal wounds.

I learned that complexity does not excuse inaction. Inaction indicates trust in the rest of the American people, which I no longer have in a big way.