If I don't say something who will?

Yes. I am one speaking out about Orlando.

No. I do not have an answer as to why this happened.

Yes. It was a tragedy.

No. I don't know how to cope with what has happened.

Yes. I feel personally connected to those involved.

No. I don't know why I feel this way.

Stop. Blaming a whole religion for what is happening.

Ignore. Those who try to make this about sin and that this community deserves this.

Enough. The LBGTQ are people, part of us so stop pretending like they are this untouchable people who Jesus wouldn't love.

Fuck. This really sucks.

Fuck. Your guns. why does anyone need an assault weapon?

Applause. To those speaking out. In your community, in your churches, on the house floor, in bars, in your cars, in your workplaces.

Keep. Finding the ways to bring peace.

Continue. Loving everyone as Jesus would want us to.

Call bullshit. On those making this about keeping their gun rights and about ISIS only

Lately I've had a lot of shitty things happen to those close to me involving gun violence. Not sure what to do. Do I pray? Do I drink? Do I reflect? Do I post? How do I help? 

So, I do all the above.

I go to my meditation room. I sit. I think. I sing. I write. I pray. I weep. I mourn. I make a toast to those who are no longer with us that their life may remembered. That we may all fight against the fear. That we may choose to love.

Cheers. I leave you with lyrics.

There are things we can do
But from the things that work there are only two
And from the two that we choose to do
Peace will win
And fear will lose
There's faith and there's sleep
We need to pick one please because
Faith is to be awake
And to be awake is for us to think
And for us to think is to be alive
And I will try with every rhyme
To come across like I am dying
To let you know you need to try to think.

Twenty one pilots- car radio