Still get weepy thinking about Van Gogh saying “if I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is grass in the beginning”.
remember how blessed you are to be alive. breathing, walking, talking, having your vision, clean water, food to eat, being able to sleep and wake up. you are blessed.
trust your vision. never compromise. speak up about shit that is important to you, even when everyone else thinks it’s nothing. minor details are important. you are the co-author of your story. make it count and say “fuck you” to whoever calls you difficult.
Last week, we called the concentration camps at the border for what they are.
In the week since:
- Acting director of Customs & Border Patrol resigned
- Bank of America announced they will stop financing for-profit immigrant detention & private prisons.
Words matter.