09/12/2025
A lot of terrible s**t is going on in the world right now.
And there's a lot of very real pain, grief, rage, and despair as a result.
And in a world where we're scrolling through tragedy after tragedy, reading incendiary commentary and hot takes one after the next, it's impossible not to jump to finger pointing, blaming, shaming, and arguing without taking a moment to even process what you're seeing.
Breathe.
The pain is real.
The disgust is visceral.
The helplessness, debilitating.
Start by breathing.
Find your own body.
Put down the phone.
Go take a walk or sit on the porch and look at the trees.
Notice what sensations are present.
Notice the impulses to fight, run, collapse, or explode.
Let the tears fall.
Those responses are real. Those feelings matter.
Of course you care, you're human.
Let yourself stomp, cry, jump, shake, walk, run, wiggle, or scream.
Let yourself be present to how you're impacted β
pause and listen to your own internal response before attacking someone else for their hot take or reactive comment.
Come back into the present moment, into your body.
Remember β people's protectors are big, loud, and strong right now.
It doesn't mean they're right. But it doesn't mean you have to prove them wrong in this moment, either.
I don't have some big, overarching answer right now.
But I do think it's important to learn how to pause.
To set down the little window to the digital world that's in your hands, and to be present with the physical world around you.
To be with what's happening inside of you for a few moments (give yourself TIME to let the wave crest and recede) first.
To come back to your values, and to choose how to proceed in a way that stays in alignment with who you want to be.
There is no simple or easy way forward.