Well hello there, I’m back!

The world hasn’t been fixed yet, but in my short break here I have bolstered my energy to continue my commitment to maintaining hope for a more just future. Every day, every step. We are not powerless, and the actions of so many are making a difference.

Every year around this time, even on the years without natural or political devastation, I remember that the only thing that can pull me through my mid-winter sense of futility, exhaustion and gloom and doom is … leaving the house.

Leaving the house is, of course, a very broad idea, and I do that every weekday for work and for things like grocery shopping and parenting obligations, etc. However, what I need to prioritize during this period is leaving the house for COMMUNITY.

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