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it is hard to not be discouraged, when you look at what is going on in the world all around us. It can be even harder still when the people around you are desperate for answers that obviously you cannot give them, yet they are not doing anything themselves to try to make a difference except add more stress to your own life. That does not mean that you must join ranks with the people that have lost faith, though. In fact, it means it is even more important than ever to try to encourage others and give them strength during these challenging times. We make difficult choices in our lives every single day. I have had to make some of the most challenging decisions over the last year, but without those moments we would not be where we are today. It was over a year ago, when I was so proud of Drew Brees for speaking up that he would never be in support of kneeling during the National Anthem. Of course, within about twenty-four hours they had made him out to be a racist and unsupportive leader to his team. So, what happened next, all the sudden he was apologizing and kneeling right along with his team. I lost all respect for him. From that day forward I have never watched another football game, or any sport for that matter, nor do I plan to until things change. In years past I spoke out little about my views on politics because of our business, except of course right around election time. After that happened and everything we have been witnessing in our country I decided I am part of the problem. If I am going to sit back and not do or say anything, how can I expect things to improve if we do nothing to make our voices heard? I posted a simple meme stating, “I think it’s sad that Drew Brees had to apologize for his love of country, yet it’s OK to kneel”. That was it, no big deal, just speaking my truth because in my world we are blessed to live in America, and many have died fighting for our freedoms. There is no way I think any American should be disrespecting our flag and all that have fought for the players and viewers to be able to enjoy a football game or their daily lives. I also think because this is America, it is their right to do so if they wish, I just do not have to agree or watch if I choose not to. Well of course within hours a fellow real estate agent in my area
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decided to screenshot my simple meme, share it on her social media page and essentially state that a “Top Realtor in St. Louis is showing her true colors”. All throughout the post were comments from that agent, her friends and fellow real estate agents calling me a racist, wanting to educate me on why I was wrong. They shared all my contact information, my google information, told people to go give me a review and let me know what they thought of me and so on. Well, let us just say they did that and a whole lot more, including death threats that noted the vehicle I drove. Apparently, they thought by doing that it would shame me or make me coward down and apologize; it did nothing but infuriate me and make me go full throttle moving forward and I have not looked back. So, if you’re reading this, what you meant for my harm worked out to be a wonderful blessing in my life and I thank you! We are living through challenging times where you apparently cannot have your own opinions; if you do the name calling begins, along with the hate. What happened to the times when it was alright to disagree and still care about one another? Why does there have to be so much division, we are all created equal in God’s eyes. It is alright to disagree, if you want the vaccine, get the vaccine but do not be mad at those of us who choose not to get one. If you have the vaccine, you should be protected, correct? It makes no sense to me why everyone thinks they must control others and tell them what to do! What happened to the America we loved? The America we grew up in where we treated each other with love and respect and were taught right from wrong? I miss those simple days so much and knew that if we do not start speaking up, getting our voices heard, our children and especially our grandchildren will be living in a world that we would not even recognize. So, while I love my real estate business and having been very successful in real estate now for almost twenty-five years, I felt I had to do something more and hoped that our clients would continue to support us regardless of where we stood politically. Aftewr much prayer, in my heart I know God led us to look for a way to be able to let others all over the world know they are not alone. We all know that President Trump won the election without a doubt, there are many more of us than people even realize, but there were no other REAL conservative places to turn except podcasts.
