Thank you for the consistent reminder that this is the world we all deserve, that this is the world we can help create by showing up over and over again, saying hello to our neighbors and stepping in to lend a hand where we can. I'm not much for labeling people (anymore - I mean, I did grow up in the 70s and 80s, to Boomer parents, so I learned labeling for sure), and I appreciate the complexity of each one of us, so when someone else tries to give me a snapshot of another human being in just a couple words, I'm wary. Let's just all be our gloriously complex selves, rooted in our humanity and integrity, and remember we belong to one another.
"I think you deserve so much better than the world we’ve inherited. It is true, I am a far left radical, but mostly because I think that you should have an abundance of delicious food and affirming healthcare and a safe, delightful place to live, and that your kids should go to a school that loves them."
Around the country, torture, death and destruction are melting the numbness that has kept so many of us frozen in our shells. Would that we were able to remember that "lives of quiet desperation" serve to isolate and depress, and that "Never Again" is more than the slogan of a minority lighting memory candles every year. Alex and Renee are the faces of a multitude; shrines to them around the country speak to our humanity and pain, an act too late in the coming.
My first read today. I think I’m going to make some tea and sit with this a while. Stunningly beautiful. In the course of my healing I have been learning to own my anger and allow myself to feel and express it. But also to be more embracing and honoring of my love. We can do both, one does not need to cancel out the other. In this time of overwhelm, thank you for helping me to feel more balanced. ❤️
I've always liked to read and listen to stuff to get ideas for how to talk about difficult things and this essay is super useful for that. A very sweet read. Appreciate you!
Lovely! Sorry that you even have to write such an anticipatory letter. I agree with Lane above the: your wished for everyone. I've been listening to Danielle Moodie here on substack and yesterday she reminded us all that it's time to be proactive (rather than react to an America that is not how we'd like it to be). We need to find ways, local govt for example, to build and nurture the kind of place we want to live in and share with our communities. I like your description just fine (and yes, I would be one to distribute wealth more equitably). Thank you, Garrett!, for all you do!!
Thank you for the consistent reminder that this is the world we all deserve, that this is the world we can help create by showing up over and over again, saying hello to our neighbors and stepping in to lend a hand where we can. I'm not much for labeling people (anymore - I mean, I did grow up in the 70s and 80s, to Boomer parents, so I learned labeling for sure), and I appreciate the complexity of each one of us, so when someone else tries to give me a snapshot of another human being in just a couple words, I'm wary. Let's just all be our gloriously complex selves, rooted in our humanity and integrity, and remember we belong to one another.
"let' just all be our gloriously complex selves, rooted in our humanity and integrity, and remember we belong to one another."
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This is just the best. This is it, right here:
"I think you deserve so much better than the world we’ve inherited. It is true, I am a far left radical, but mostly because I think that you should have an abundance of delicious food and affirming healthcare and a safe, delightful place to live, and that your kids should go to a school that loves them."
Thanks Garrett
thanks, friend
Around the country, torture, death and destruction are melting the numbness that has kept so many of us frozen in our shells. Would that we were able to remember that "lives of quiet desperation" serve to isolate and depress, and that "Never Again" is more than the slogan of a minority lighting memory candles every year. Alex and Renee are the faces of a multitude; shrines to them around the country speak to our humanity and pain, an act too late in the coming.
this resonates, Gail
finally got www.crosswalksoapbox.com off the ground, associated with last Sunday's protest in Bozeman, Mt. Need to work on how to get large banners stretched out for visibility. That's me and a 19 year old (how refreshing, I am 75) with the big red "Dump Trump" on one side and "Dump Daines" on the other. https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/video-several-thousand-rally-in-bozeman-in-memory-of-minneapolis-victim/video_f4b106eb-4b37-473c-b6aa-d663e12b8da0.html
Heck yeah, way to come out Bozeman!
My first read today. I think I’m going to make some tea and sit with this a while. Stunningly beautiful. In the course of my healing I have been learning to own my anger and allow myself to feel and express it. But also to be more embracing and honoring of my love. We can do both, one does not need to cancel out the other. In this time of overwhelm, thank you for helping me to feel more balanced. ❤️
Really well put, we can (and must) honor and feel both!
Thank you for this beauty and vulnerability and care!
thank you, Amy
Garrett, I love you. Thank you for this. That's all for now. (And now I'm crying...)
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I sure appreciate you.
Love you so much!
I've always liked to read and listen to stuff to get ideas for how to talk about difficult things and this essay is super useful for that. A very sweet read. Appreciate you!
Lovely! Sorry that you even have to write such an anticipatory letter. I agree with Lane above the: your wished for everyone. I've been listening to Danielle Moodie here on substack and yesterday she reminded us all that it's time to be proactive (rather than react to an America that is not how we'd like it to be). We need to find ways, local govt for example, to build and nurture the kind of place we want to live in and share with our communities. I like your description just fine (and yes, I would be one to distribute wealth more equitably). Thank you, Garrett!, for all you do!!