This past week has been so dark and heartbreaking. I didn’t know Charlie Kirk personally, but I admired him. His death has left me heartbroken, not just because a life was taken, but because yet again we are reminded how fragile safety is and how easily hate and violence can shatter lives.
What strikes me most is this: when the noise gets so loud, when ideologies polarize us, when we lose respect for one another, things go wrong. Violence often doesn’t start with actions. It starts with words. With fear. With anger left unchecked.
In my world, real estate, family, life in general.... Im choosing otherwise. To choose gentleness over aggression. To treat people, clients, friends, strangers with respect, honesty, decency. Because I believe these things matter. Because I believe we’re losing something precious when kindness is optional.
What it means for my Values and Work......As someone building a boutique real estate business, here are a few things this moment reaffirms for me:
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Compassion over convenience — When I work with someone buying or selling a home, this isn’t just a transaction. It’s someone’s life. Their safety. Their families. Their financial investment. I want to be someone who listens, who treats fears and concerns with seriousness, who walks gently.
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Courage in truth — Not all beliefs align. We live in charged times. But I won’t stay silent when something is wrong. I choose to speak truth, quiet truth, kind truth, when it counts.
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Community over division — Real estate connects me to people of every background. I see lives, dreams, vulnerabilities. I want to promote unity, not a division. I want people in our communities to see something better in each other, HOPE over hate.
I’ve done many hard things in life: losing a child, raising my two children, Keeping my marriage a priority, quietly building a life and career, choosing consistency over applause. This tragedy reminds me of one more hard thing: holding onto HOPE. Even when headlines hurt, even when division seems to grow, the choice to love, respect, and serve remains powerful.
I don’t have big solutions for the world. I can’t fix politics or stop hate overnight. But I can choose how I show up. I can choose kindness. I can choose service. I can serve my clients with dignity, I can support my community with integrity, I can walk with humility.
Because in the end, what I want is when people remember me, they say: She loved her family well, she was honest, she treated others well, she made this place better, even if just a little, by how she lived.
