07/04/2026
If celebrating 250 years is feeling complicated ❤️🤍💙
You aren’t alone.
Our awesome City of Wyoming has been celebrating this year with community events, posters and even to come and yet…
I found myself feeling conflicted because on one hand, 250 years is definitely a milestone (one of those WHOA it feels SO MUCH LONGER—with most of it crammed into this year—and how has it only been 250 years, we’re so young with lots to learn), on the other hand, these 250 years have been built on the backs of slavery, inequity, violence, hate, and fear (to say the least).
So we decided to invite our guests to write what they want THE NEXT 250 years to look like, and friends, it definitely gives the goosies because amongst all the inhumanity — there has also been so much love, compassion, hope, community, and action (now more than ever IMO), and that is what we need to stay focused on as we move forward.
Let’s be reminded that what we notice is a choice, and while it is important to acknowledge ALL that is happening — we can be the progress and change we wish to see by focusing on what we want to see grow, and by believing it can happen without a doubt.
And on the days where it feels hopeless, let us also be reminded we’re not alone and having community is what can hold us up when we’re feeling down.
We would LOVE to invite you to add a word or two of how you want our country’s next 250 years to look and we will get your words added to our signs, too 🇺🇸
Love you, friends — keep going ❤️🤍💙
