I don’t think a lot of people appreciate how much of their overall lifestyle and relative certainty is backstopped by a steady, boring stability of systems they don’t understand or even realize exist.
The Americana symbolism, the cinema, the set design, the choreo, creative, strategic guests, the audacity to perform a chart-topping, Grammy-winning diss track in front of the entire world… only Kendrick Lamar could do it.
by freezing all federal grants, trump is fundamentally transforming the relationship between the executive and congress. he is asserting dictatorial authority over federal spending, transforming congress's lawmaking powers into advisory authority. it is a constitutional crisis
usually i don't tell ppl my problems until i'm on my last leg. if i hear another unsolicited "well you should" i might just keep it to myself for good:)
i'm a problem solver. if i tell you about an issue i have or something i've been suffering from, unless i ask you to, please validate my feelings first before telling me what i should do to fix my life. don't assume i haven't tried everything i can.
Behind the shame saying you could’ve done things better or sooner, is a younger version of you needing support to grieve what they didn’t know, and be invited to rest. Don’t hold yourself captive for what no one taught you.