Rain Dove Dubilewski Instagram – Did I miss anything? A lot of folx are going into “freeze” mode. It’s an odd time period where we have access to the world and each other. Which is wonderful! But that also means we have access to knowledge of each other’s suffering and struggles- just as much as each other’s joy. As a person who’s seen much of this planet and the life of its inhabitants, I know it’s overwhelming. There are hundreds of causes which are life or death and NEED YOU RIGHT NOW. Violence, displacement, erasure, dehumanization, environmental destruction, war, art, exhaustion- it’s never ending. And it feels cruel or wrong to turn away once we know a cause exists. To say “I’m at capacity. I can give no more.”
So many are now turning away from doing anything at all. They’ve tried showing up full steam for all projects- and all people. But it never felt enough. It almost never felt real.
I’ve always said, allyship isn’t heroism. It’s humanism. It’s what we owe to each other as a basis for compassionate existence. It’s ego at the door, learning, listening and expanding. It’s not rescuing people, it’s elevating each other to exist in a safer more just world.
Consistent progress is consistent possibility. Burnout is real. Free time is a privilege but freedom is a right. If You fight for anything at all, let it be the freedom for others to exist without fear of loss of food, shelter, water, physical safety and movement.
It’s never going to be enough to solve all the worlds obstacles if You take it on alone. But as a collective of actions we ARE enough together.
I don’t know who needs to know this, but YOU are enough. You operating within Your honest capacity is enough. You committing to try to expand a bit further every day is enough. You not silencing the voices of those telling the world what they need to feel safer is enough. You existing is enough.
Activism isn’t about guilt. It’s about goals. We want You to take care of Yourself. We want You to experience joy in this life. We want You to save space for Yourself. And as a kind heart in this world, YOU deserve to have allies too. You deserve to have stability too. Joy too. Security too.
#lgbtqia #whattodo #trythis #storytime | Posted on 20/Jul/2023 23:10:34
