If we believe we know something “like the back of our hand.” We stop looking at it. We assume it is the same old- same old, so we stop paying attention to it. When was the last time you looked at the back of your hand?

While cleaning the kitchen this morning , I re-arranged trays of produce. I consolidated the fruits onto one tray and then wiped the other clean to return it to the pantry.

This tray has been here for years. I barely glance at it. Today I paused. I sat down with the tray and read the inscription on the back.

The Statue of Liberty was given by France in 1886 as a symbol of friendship between two nations dedicated to liberty.

Liberty has a torch in her right hand and a book in her left. The book is inscribed with the date July 4, 1776 which is the day the Declaration of Independence was signed.

Liberty is a symbol for freedom and opportunity. Her light in her right hand is for enlightening the world.

She still stands for that. I still stand for that. If you think otherwise…maybe you need to look at the back of your hand, then look in the mirror, then look at your neighbors.

It’s time to really look your country in the eye. Is what is happening about freedom and opportunity? Or is it about greed and racism?

Stand in the real truth instead of sitting in front of the medias slanted view.

If all are not free, then no one is free. There is no US and Them, only We.

FLOW.