Earlier today I was thinking about the marches of 2020. Somewhere around 20 million people marched that summer, and millions more around the world. You did. I did. Even those of us who take great pride in cynicism felt like something was really happening. We thought that summer might actually change the world.
The nuggets achieved may be just that, but we have to move nuggets before we can achieve rocks and mountains. And, yes, some of the nuggets eventually reveal themselves to be Fool's Gold.
Will we ever get there? I don't know.
Sometimes we need a reprieve from the battle. Recharge and refresh. Sometimes life forces us to take that reprieve - for an hour, a day or a season. Self-care is important. You are important. Do what you need to do to take care of you.
I have a feeling you will be back leading with charge within about thirty minutes of posting this (hitting 'publish' is often cathartic, as you well know) and if you're not - it's okay. You being okay is the most important thing here.
You are a great writer, leader and agitator but you are not the only one. You are pretty important though - that's part of why it's vital to get any reprieve you need.
Those marches in 2020 culminated in the vast majority of the marchers rallying around voting for the lesser of two racists and a cop. No real political demands made of them, other than "not Trump". Not sure what anyone expected to change if that's the way we're going to play it when we have the biggest protests in decades.
Change takes a generation . . . sometimes two. And so we always will be “nearly there”, far closer than the system which struggles for control of our spirit.
The nuggets achieved may be just that, but we have to move nuggets before we can achieve rocks and mountains. And, yes, some of the nuggets eventually reveal themselves to be Fool's Gold.
Will we ever get there? I don't know.
Sometimes we need a reprieve from the battle. Recharge and refresh. Sometimes life forces us to take that reprieve - for an hour, a day or a season. Self-care is important. You are important. Do what you need to do to take care of you.
I have a feeling you will be back leading with charge within about thirty minutes of posting this (hitting 'publish' is often cathartic, as you well know) and if you're not - it's okay. You being okay is the most important thing here.
You are a great writer, leader and agitator but you are not the only one. You are pretty important though - that's part of why it's vital to get any reprieve you need.
Those marches in 2020 culminated in the vast majority of the marchers rallying around voting for the lesser of two racists and a cop. No real political demands made of them, other than "not Trump". Not sure what anyone expected to change if that's the way we're going to play it when we have the biggest protests in decades.
It was all one big virtue signal.
Every word of this...
Change takes a generation . . . sometimes two. And so we always will be “nearly there”, far closer than the system which struggles for control of our spirit.
Beautifully put. Thank you.
I feel every word of this in my bones.