Today is National Love People Day, and I just wanted to tell all of you how much I appreciate and love you. While I only interact with a small percentage of you, I do appreciate all of you. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💕" title="Zwei Herzen" aria-label="Emoji: Zwei Herzen"> 1/6

This post has been difficult for me to write, and I& #39;ve probably started it over 5 or 6 times. I was finding my tone too negative, and I& #39;ve always tried to be a positive person. 2/6

I know we are all still struggling with COVID-19, and I hope all of you are managing well. But that& #39;s not what& #39;s been bothering me. What has me concerned is that I& #39;m seeing so much hate lately. 3/6

The situation in the US is getting worse everyday, and last night& #39;s debate did nothing to calm my fears. If anything, it& #39;s raised them. For those of you that don& #39;t think what& #39;s happening down south has any bearing on what& #39;s happening here, you are wrong. 4/6

While hate groups aren& #39;t as brazen here as they are in the US, it does exist here and they are starting to become more vocal. As a society we can not let hate win over love. 5/6

I hope we can all learn to respect, accept, and appreciate our differences versus fearing, shaming and hating them. If you& #39;ve made it this far in my post, thank you, and I hope you will join me in standing up for love and against those that hate. #NationalLovePeopleDay. 6/6