In light of recent events, I have found myself to be in sort of a funk. I'm sad and I'm angry and I want everyone to love each other. Naive, I know, but at a the end of the day happiness for all, is all I want. So, I have been sad. Sad for my friends who now fear their lives, for the rights that may be stripped. But this is not a political post. This is a post about why it is okay to be sad.

I despise crying. Other people can cry all they want, but I hate when I feel myself getting emotional. For whatever reason, I feel like it makes me weaker. No one else, just me. But I have realized, in the past couple days, that it is completely okay to cry. It is okay to feel things and to be upset and to be afraid. It is okay to even be angry. But at the end of the day, what is important is that you turn these emotions into something productive. Make a stand, find something you're passionate about and take action.

It's okay to be sad, it's okay to be angry. But do something about it. Take action. Get passionate.