I put it on each morning. It reminds me to take small actions to be the positive change I want to see in the world.

One day it was joining 750,000 like-hearted people to march for democracy. Each day I religiously read wisdom-filled newsletters written by people who provide truth and honesty in a world filled with false equivalencies, disinformation, division, and deception. I’ve replaced environmentally destructive toilet paper and paper towels, those that are made from old-growth forests, with sustainable and surprisingly economical bamboo. I pick up trash in my neighborhood and when I am on hikes in the forest with Max. I write postcards weekly to voters reminding them to exercise their most precious responsibility as a citizen of a democracy. I watch informative documentaries, read lots of non-fiction books, and regularly pick-up trash in my neighborhood. And much more.

I put on my superhero cape each day because the world will only change for the better when I (and you) help change it for the better.

I encourage you to put on a cape too and join me in being a superhero of change. Whether it is political activism, environmental activism, prison reform, gender equality, whatever interests you – get active.

Also, join my mailing list. I write weekly with suggestions so that together we will help bring about big change. 

To get you started here are a few of my personal suggestions.

On Substack I Follow

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Joyce Vance, Robert Hubbell, Heather Cox-Richardson, Jessica Craven, Simon Rosenberg

I write postcards to voters with organizations like:

Mobile Us
Activate America
Postcards to Voters
Postcards to Swing States
Blue Wave Postcards
Commit to Democracy
Run For Something
The Civics Center
Future Crunch
Environmental Voter

A few of the books I’ve read that educate

Mistakes Were Made (but not by me), Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts – Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson

The 1619 Project ~ Nikole Hannah-Jones
On Tyranny ~ Timothy Snyder
Black, White, and The Grey ~ Mashama Bailey and John O. Morisano
The Power Worshippers ~ Katherine Stewart
Dark Money ~ Jane Mayer
One Nation Under God ~ Kevin M. Kruse
Waking Up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race ~ Debby Irving
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome ~ Dr. Joy DeGruy
Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution ~ Elie Mystal
Blowout ~ Rachel Maddow
The Elephant in the Room ~ Deborah G. Hunter
So You Want to Talk About Race ~ Ijeoma Oluo
The Sum of Us ~ Heather McGhee