09/02/2026
How do we keep living our normal lives knowing so much suffering happens?
Can we ever really make peace with it?
I really don’t think we have to. Not today.. Maybe never. And that’s ok.
Let it touch you. Let it hurt. Let it break your heart. That pain means your heart is alive, you care, you are human, you are part of the same river as everyone else.
But don’t let it crush you. You didn’t cause it. You can’t carry it all. Choose when and how to engage. Breathe. Ground yourself. Show up for the people around you.
There’s inner work in this too, tending to the places shaped by fear, anger, and old wounds, so pain doesn’t get passed on unconsciously.
Act where you can, vote, speak, give, show up, but don’t let anger make you cruel.
Rest. Let joy in. Keep your heart open, even when it’s dark.
We may never make peace with all the suffering in the world, but we can make peace with staying awake, tender, and alive.