No Small Moments - "I Want to Be Like Atticus Finch" - November 8, 2026

No Small Moments

“I Want to Be like Atticus Finch”

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I want to be like Atticus Finch, wise and intuitive, with an empathetic but very clear lens when it came to looking at human nature. He seemed to understand the capacity of another person, and was able to encourage the best in others, while holding himself and others accountable for their actions. Atticus treated his children with gentle respect, actively bending towards them and listening to become a student of their hearts and minds. He did his best to answer their questions around the behaviors of the lesser angels of human nature, and joined them as they shared their dreams, never snuffing out their imaginations and hopes for the future. His presence, his energy, was a container of wide-open space for his children to engage in critical thinking, and he never responded in a manner that conveyed condescension. The humility of Atticus entered every room before he walked in with quiet intelligence, honed skills, and quiet courage that unmasked bullies and fools fueled by prejudice and ignorance.

Atticus believed humans could live in community with a lens of radical acceptance regarding all diversity. He lived this value deeper by modeling diversity is the gateway to radical inclusivity, with love binding humanity together in a container of “Tell me more because I want to understand you so I can learn, grow, and connect because I want to love you better.” Atticus knew the law, the man-made laws and ancient creeds, and he knew why they were written and by whom. One of my favorite lines from Harper Lee’s brilliant exposure of the Jim Crow Era that remains today is Atticus’ teaching his children saying, you never truly understand a person until you “consider things from his point of view – until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”

Today, October 19th, 2026, humanity is witnessing a rise of conscience over social comfort. Humans of all colors, beliefs, educational and social status are walking together in cities, rural towns, and villages all over our shared planet saying, “We are humans standing face to face with greed, hate, and perversion and you are not the ruler of now and you are not the master of our future. Unlike you millionaires and billionaires, being ostracized, scorned, and threatened by death from your club of so-called empire only proves to the world how insecure, afraid, and weak you truly are. You can kill us, and you have killed and raped many. You can try to shame us, but every single time you try, your soul is exposed and you shame yourself. The lies you now believe to be true, along with trust in your money, those will never be able to satisfy you and provide real connection and love. The time has come when humanity and the very earth we share is overturning your false tables, and we are rising above the law of narcissistic greed, violence, inequality, and violent sexual entitlement mirroring the cave man mentality. We choose integrity over fame, truth over lies, simplicity over material wealth, and love over power. We choose love of family, neighbor, and our earth as the walls of Wallstreet melt into the Mordor of your intentions, placing you safely away from doing more harm. One day, news will reach you around how LOVE built bridges, shared resources, and lived in healing ways that rebuild what you tried to own. We are done. DONE. And we do not care how you react, nor will we wait for your response. The Spirit of Holy LOVE is passing, and it is our hope that in this lifetime, or after, you will not only learn to stand in honor, but you will also want to stand because you are grateful.”

I want to be like Atticus Finch, not so people will stand when I am passing – I want to be like Atticus Finch so I don’t miss an opportunity to be LOVE to anyone I am passing.

There are no small moments.

Traci Hubbard