We can't let fear drive our thoughts and actions. Fear draws us into ourselves limiting our ability to connect with others and show compassion. We can choose to bury our heads in the sand OR keep our heads up and look out for one another.
Currently grappling with the fact that when I tell people that I'm moving in with my childhood best friend they don't believe me when I say we're "just roommates" when we are ACTUALLY just roommates.
At an exit interview for an internship that I enjoyed, I said that I felt "quite satisfied" with my experience there and I never understood why my supervisor took that negatively.
Itβs a neurotypical custom to overstate oneβs emotions. Mild fear is described as terror, slight discomfort as agony, intrigue as fascination, and cheerfulness as joy. However, itβs an autistic custom to describe emotions as they are, with no exaggerations.
As a queer Christian (and also just a human), absolutely sick of people using their "beliefs" as an excuse to propagate and normalize intolerance. So much harm is caused/justified by those "beliefs". A colourful shirt is a threat to no one. Those beliefs are.
Really respect people who are able to recognize their limitation in understanding an experience that is not their own. Sometimes acknowledging the breadth of human experience beyond your own perspective is a demonstration of compassion.