13 Reasons Why

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I felt compelled to interrupt my travel posts to shed light on a Netflix series I watched over the weekend. Its one of the most powerful and moving pieces I've seen in a while. I look for forms of art that makes me think and feel and 13 Reasons Why made me do both. Its a story about the events leading up to and the aftermath of Hannah Baker's suicide.  Hannah was a sophomore in high school and she was bullied. Not once, but a series of times and in many different ways. She recorded her story on cassette tapes to illustrate the 13 reasons why she did what she did. I encourage everyone to view it on Netflix because this is a story that needs to be told and talked about. Bullying is a real thing. Its not just "boys being boys" or mean-girl drama. 13 Reasons Why shows the perspectives of her parents, her friends, and her enemies.    I found a common theme throughout the show and offered it up to my students in my yoga class as their intention as couple days ago. You never know what someone is going through in their lives, so always be kind. Take a pause and come from a place of understanding instead of automatically reacting. We can judge people without even realizing it, so its so important to come into every situation one step at a time to avoid tearing someone down when you could be building them up. Sometimes all it takes is one voice to change the situation.
Will there be a season 2? I feel like they left it open to continue, but their official account on Twitter still hasn't gotten back to me on my inquiry. We will see...