I'm tired. I'm tired of not being shocked by atrocities. I'm tired of violence and death in ever greater numbers becoming routine. I'm tired of hearing about people being killed because some stranger was trying to make a point, serve a cause, or just earn some notoriety.

I don't know what I can do personally about it, except to express my love for humanity. Black, white, straight, gay, whatever you may be, whether I belong to your race, agree with your lifestyle, know you, or don't know you. I love you. I think that you have value. I know that you have your own beautifully complex life with your likes, dislikes, goals, loves, and trials. May we all somehow make it through this journey we call life, finding happiness where we can, and enduring heartache where we must.

If you are enduring heartache right now, please know you aren't alone.

I love you.