Nothing Lasts Forever

That’s more positive than negative.

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We are living in a bizarre, uncertain, distressing world right now. Tons of progress made toward a more equal, diverse, inclusive, amazing world are being shredded by scared, greedy, uncertain, thoughtless people on many levels.

It’s hard to find positivity in much of anything regarding the world at large. It’s hard to accept anything in your personal life that’s good without feeling guilty or selfish. Yet, truth be told, there’s almost nothing you can do for those big picture issues.

It’s not that there’s nothing you can do. But almost all of it, unless somehow you’re directly in the thick of it, is majorly limited. You can vote, protest, boycott those supporting the awfulness, try to show those unable to see the harm they’re doing will harm them, too, and obsess over it all. That’s about it.

There is also one more thing you can do. It’s the easiest but also feels the most disingenuous and potentially selfish. Live your life. Do what you can for your life to live the best life you can. Do all the things you desire to do that do no harm to the planet, the beings inhabiting it, or the people around you.

Because nothing lasts forever.

This, too, shall pass