I think a lot about despair. I also think about heartbreak as a tool for change. This is not a morbid obsession yet a curious one. In a society that wants to perpetuate false ideas of happiness and security, oftentimes I see myself and my peers and our children and our parents trying as hard as we all can to avoid that despair. My heart aches for the pain and suffering that I witness, not only in my community but also globally. It is so easy to numb in the face of all of it yet the very thing I need to do is be awake in it. I understand despair and heartbreak to be necessary experiences that are often bypassed in our perfectly marketed and colonized world. We are all so collectively exhausted from the charade.
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