Welcome and welcome back. It's another amazing day in paradise. Thank you so much for being here. This is the most important post I will write.
And I can't believe I haven't written about my why yet. I know I've recorded a video that mentions it but I didn't write about it. And this is too important for me not to do that.
First of all, to be crystal clear, I hate politics. I don't even like using the word "hate". But my feelings against politics is so deep that I don't have an alternative word to use that describes how I feel. I'm not sure if even loathe or despise would give it justice.
So I'm sure you're super extra curious about why I'm running if that's the case. Well... first, I'll tell you the greatest lesson I've learned about government. It is that the challenges our community is facing now is based on the decisions made by those who were in power 8, 10, 12 or more years ago.
I want to thank District E Councilwoman Christina Jones for being the first person to introduce me to that piece of information. It has only been confirmed over and over and over again. Christina leads by educating the public on the process of government before she'll answer any question. This is her primary M.O. I've learned A LOT from her because she is an educator in every aspect of who she is.
Looking back I realized that when God first told me to run for mayor 2 years ago, I didn't know that. Now that I do, the biggest reason why I'm running for mayor is Wisdom.
light up the world and protect himself when needed!
I need things to change so his future life can be the one he chooses and he deserves. If I don't get involved now, that might not be possible. The reason I'm the best candidate for mayor is because I'm looking at the future through the eyes of my superhero.
Right now, as far as I can tell, the government operates, on EVERY level, through the eyes of old, rich, White, anglo-saxon men whose ideals are dying off. How do I know this? Because all I have to do is look at how the world has changed since they were young.
Let me take that a step further. All I have to do is look at the how the world has changed since I was young. These changes can be scary when you don't know how to relinquish control, especially when you are coming from the perspective that the world is going to h-e-double hockey sticks in a hand basket.
The ideals of our current and younger generations are so different than theirs. Our young people are more mindful of the earth, others and themselves. They're focused on self-care over careers. No one is looking for that 40-50 year job stint any longer. Times change. People change. And so do jobs.
More and more parents (moms and dads) are conscious parents, navigating parenting from the perspective of brain development, nervous system regulation, trauma and nutrition. The old authoritarian system is slowing dying away and, for some, there is great fear in that.
I get it. It's the unknown. Yet... It needs to die away. When I look at the way my young Black male superhero approaches life, I'm so grateful that I'm raising him the way that I am. He is my anti-oppression child.
I appreciate how thrilled he is meeting new friends, adults or children. He has never met a stranger. I deeply appreciate how his mind operates and how he makes me strive to communicate with him in a way that he understands.
He reminds me that just because I understand what I'm saying, others may take the same exact words and get a totally different meaning or simply not understand. I respect his autonomy and the way he is handling himself, free from many of my judgments. I can't say he's free from all of them because I know I'm still learning. But I try to give him the freedom of exploring what he likes and who he wants to be.
My favorite thing is when someone asks Wisdom what he wants to be when he grows up. He used to want to be a police officer. When he found out about guns and the potential of getting hurt that sorta changed his mind. Then he found out about being a fire detective for the police department. That really resonated since it combined two of his favorite emergency services.
All of a sudden, one day his answer changed. He would explain all of that and now adds that when he grows up he just wants to be himself. Ya'll... I get teary writing that. But my smile is the widest ever each time he says it.
I'm running for mayor so my son can be himself, whatever that looks like.
Now it took a long time to say that. Thank you for bearing with me. Here's "the short version" of my message that I had absolutely nothing to do with compiling. I feel it offers a similar message, in a different way plus it's so beautifully done.
Yes, I waited until the end to share it. I feel like my message was the ideal introduction for it.
I hope what you hear will compel you to write my name as your preferred candidate for the next mayor of Raleigh. Thank you again and in advance. Enjoy the amazing day you’re creating. Peace…
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