My statement

...posting this on all of my accounts

I am not an influencer. I am just a cowboy and an author with a small number of followers. Numbers mean very little to me. I have watched many people post unequivocable statements about where they stand on the big chaos facing all of us right now.

For me personally, taking a stand is not about politics. It is about ethics. Pure and simple, it is about my own integrity and who I wish to stand beside, the melody and harmony of my own lifesong.

Power is voice plus choice. So today, I voice the very clear fact that I will always choose empathy, compassion, justice, inclusion, due process, love, mercy, grace, science, art, learning, and creativity. I will always stand with those who read, think, question, and welcome new ideas. I will always fight for those with less voice and less privilege than my own.

At this point in history, during these days of darkness and division, greed and knee-jerk bandwagons of likes, clicks, shares and shouting in a digital format, I don’t find it necessary to name the atrocities, regimes, and sycophants, or highlight the heinous acts that have occurred on American soil and around the globe. But I do find it necessary to state my position and where I stand ethically, morally, and spiritually. The truth is, if you disagree with me, you won’t like my books anyway. So I have nothing to lose by taking a stand, out loud and proud. And I have everything to lose of my own integrity by remaining silent. In love, Amy