Acknowledging the Void

No one here is intentionally causing harm to others by isolating or retreating into their smaller groups but nonetheless it is happening. Everyday life can be challenging under typical circumstances for all of us. There is rarely anything typical about a day in the life of anyone, especially given the fact we are living in unprecedented levels of chaos, fear, and division, but I hope we can all consider this:

What if your difficult daily life was made more difficult by the real and consistent attack on your civil rights and personal safety while those around you chose to ignore or deny that reality?

Given the state of the world today, it is more than understandable that we retreat into our safe places with the people we know and trust or isolate ourselves; it’s just easier. It’s common and frequently people will describe their actions as living in a bubble. It’s a very intentional and ordinary choice. The bubble makes us feel safe.

But, when we live our lives in bubbles we are accidentally creating large empty spaces in between the bubbles. These empty spaces are void of human connection. These empty spaces have become dangerous and need to be filled but who fills them and how do they get filled?

Filling the Void: Our Extraordinary Action

We, the Bursting Through Community, lead the way and begin to fill those spaces. We add action to our open hearts and open minds and by doing that we easily transition our actions from ordinary to extraordinary, enhance our relationships and begin to create the world that we want to live in.

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