Memorial Day weekend this year was a basket of sunshine soul whimsy. Everywhere we walked, there were people riding their bikes and whistling, eating good food and drinking their cups of sunshine. Sunshine dripped from the sidewalks and the rooftops with red white and blue pride. Shorts that were stars and stripes spreading patterns across every apartment building in the city of Pittsburgh. 

There was a vibe today of true red and white and blue pride. And I would like to think today was a reminder of the pride we have for each other. The pride we should take in being excellent people. The pride we should have when carrying out our vocations and our love and our hearts full of inspiration and passion and wonder for the world. Pride in the people who are carrying out messages of peace and fighting for equality. Pride for understanding what is right and fighting for what is not. Pride in who we are and also pride in understanding where we want to be in this wonderful journey of life. 

That red white and blue sunshine pride is important to remember, to notice, to understand, to expand, to grow and to cherish. Because it's that sunshine pride that many of us take for granted. That we sometimes forget in the busy nature of our lives. That we should always remember. To laugh. To grow. To keep in our very pockets.