November 6 2024

My anxiety is election related and work related, which both cause anxiety about my health + future + safety. I’m not under the illusion that the election would change much in a positive way, it might negate the swiftness of the erosion of our rights but we’ve long been on this path. We will see this empire fall. We will take care of us. We will liberate us. I expect the Trump victory will embolden hateful people. I have to remember that this just means my commitment to radical change is more necessary than ever. My voice is needed. My courage will save lives. I can embolden people to fight back, take care of themselves and each other, and stay driven by love and liberation. I do this work knowing it is scary. I choose it. To back down would be an avoidance of my path. I will be seen and I will create a sanctuary in the whole of my being. I will stay committed to authenticity, compassion, and community. I will maintain my peace even if it includes fear. I will face it. I will create the safety I seek.

November 10 2024

I am capable. Supported. Protected. Loved. I show up to my life for me, the people who got me here, and the people who need to hear that they are not alone. I am helping to create a better world. I am embracing myself and refusing to hide. I am scared of what this country has in store for me + the people I love. But I won’t let it scare me away from my truth. It will never make me turn my back on myself. I will only become more myself. A powerful force, an embodiment of love and sanctuary. I will make myself the shelter that I seek, and I will invite others into that shelter, and nothing can stop me from doing that. If I cannot live in authenticity, then I don’t want to live at all. What is a life in hiding? A life dictated by fear? A paltry life compared to the one I have led thus far. I will be brave enough to claim myself. I will lead by example with compassion and acceptance. It is what I want to do, what drives me to wake up each day. I will never stop loving.

November 11 2024

I will let go of world crises I have no control over. I am making the most of my life + my relatively small world. I am doing my best, and I’d like to give myself more credit. My heart is huge, there is no callousness in any lack of activism, only ability. I am only one person and I do so much with my one life. I am so proud of myself. I am making a difference, and I will only continue to contribute more to my communities + the world at large. I am loved and I am love.