WHO WE ARE:
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In early 2020, there was a rapidly growing disconnect between people -- mostly politically sourced at the time -- and it had a particularly strong energy that was distinctly more rigid than previous election years. It was as if open windows between friends, coworkers and family members were, one by one, being replaced by cement walls. The various topics of conversations for divisiveness were also multiplying. They had specific themes and included language such as racism, discrimination, liberal & conservative, and eventually vax and mask preference. Friendships were ending, marriages were splitting up and people in general were categorizing themselves and others into exclusive groups, and that divisiveness has only continued to grow with even more reasons to be in opposition. How far will this go??
Listen, we could identify infinite ways that we are each different from the next person. And that, by the way, used to be something to be curious about and fun to explore! You know what I mean if you have ever had the opportunity to share a meal with a new friend or neighbor from a different cultural background. It's just one example, but there are so many ways we can expand our experiences beyond the culture of the town or city or village where we grew up. Yet, at the foundation of all of us is the fact that we are all born into this Human Family. We have certain commonalities as members of the Human race. We all have the capacity to love, we all have hopes and dreams for the future, we have all been hurt before and we have all at some time needed the support of another. When you look into the eyes of a fellow Human being, in the grocery store line, on the bus or train or on a park bench, you can recognize their humanity in a fundamental way, even if that person appears or seems very different that you. THAT is what's missing in the world today.
Taking the time to create that human connection with another person through a simple, brief conversation can restore the connectedness within our Human family one connection at a time. Handing someone a One Rock is a simple way to acknowledge the connection and a reminder for them that they can do that too.