here we are

I keep thinking about my many immediate family members (father, siblings, nieces and nephews, cousins) who I can imagine are finding comfort in the way the world is falling apart, because, "Jesus will be coming soon" to take them away to eternal bliss in heaven. Watch the horizon for that little dark cloud. Any day now. All the "end-time signs" are there. I'm completely sure that that is not how the world ends - not even willing to give the benefit of the doubt. That story has completely lost any shred of credibility for me. And I notice that I feel angry that some of the people actually either voted for the current president, or didn't vote for the alternative.

And, of course, "collapse" is happening, and has been for a while now. It has just gotten a lot more intense in the last two weeks.

I've been realizing also how much grief and fear I am feeling - underneath all of the activities of daily living. And being around a 3 year old is a great way of being brought into the present moment, all the time.

Just putting this here as a marker. Also will attach a couple of links to things I'm finding interesting/helpful when I have the space to read.

This from Sarah Wilson, brilliant writer/activist: https://substack.com/inbox/post/154767666

Timothy Snyder, on point:
https://open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/the-logic-of-destruction

And the inimitable Rebecca Solnit (worth a follow here on Ghost):
https://meditations-in-an-emergency.ghost.io/week-three-the-pushback

xx
Karen/Blue