still here

The sun and moon Are still here. ⠀
You are still here. ⠀
I am still here ⠀
Love is still here. ⠀
Pain is still here. ⠀
Racism is still here. ⠀
Beauty is still here. ⠀
Death is still here.
Birth is still here.
I am still here⠀
You are still here. ⠀
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We are standing in the gateway. ⠀
Feeling like we should have arrived already on the other side of something. In the world and in ourselves. Are we strong enough to simply pause and be with our ‘failings’ and our ‘successes’? ⠀
Breathe. ⠀
Course correction is a collection of little moments, little choices that create new possibilities. We don’t know when the scales may tip, when the vision becomes powerful enough to embody its self in reality. ⠀
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“Our anxiety comes from the desire for things to be different. There’s going to be the day after the election. And the day after that. We need to be present to what is, regardless of the outcome you want. ⠀
My ancestors had to prepare themselves, over and over again for moving toward a freedom that was nowhere in sight. ⠀
We prepare for life as it unfolds, not our ideal image of it. That is literally the only path forward. - Rev. angel Kyodo williams
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Sending love to all of you and the many things you are holding. ⠀
I believe in you. ⠀