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closeup of two people holding hands, palm outward, washed in blue light against a red background

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the sound of angry people

Anger is exhausting. Rage burns in us and sometimes we burn too. Rest where you can.

in a crowd at a peaceful protest gathering, a person in a white face mask and dark hair with glasses holds a sign that reads 'GOD IS NON-BINARY'

queer people deserve deathcare

We are always grieving someone else, angry at another loss, raging at the injustice that the most vulnerable of us are always facing.

a naked woman, Truth, emerging from a well. famous painting reproduced faithfully as a photorealistic image.

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this is not an obituary

Time is not really a flat circle; it does turn back on itself in an endless loop, but perhaps if we are lucky the loop is a spiral and we are getting somewhere ...

a child looks through a small hole from within a cardboard box. light comes through the hole in the box.

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death & hope

We cannot understand death without also holding the feeling of hope, even if it is buried so deeply that we cannot find it within ourselves.

a black and white photo of a street with people in robes and a car in front of a cluster of buildings. the focal point is a monk who is actively on fire. this is the famous photo of Quảng Đức during his self-immolation

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my heart burned open wide

I think that when we look for as long as we can — and look away if we have the privilege to be able to look away — it helps remind us that while the world is bi...

a closeup of a mountain range, partially covered in fog. some trees can be seen on the ground below.

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chasing joy

I’ve got a ways to go, but this seems like a good start.