Act One/One Act

Hi, you made it. I’m so glad you’re here. Things are scary right now, and no doubt they’re going to get worse before they get better, but there’s one really important thing I need you to know first.

We need you.

More specifically, I need you. I need to know I live in a world where there are other people who are scared, who don’t know what to do and don’t think they have anything of value to offer but they’re still trying their best (and yes, you are doing your best even if your brain is shouting the exact opposite at you).

It’s not one static level of performance, it fluctuates because your life fluctuates. Some days waking up and breathing is a victory, and I need you to count those little victories up with the big ones, because little victories is what it’s going to take to get through this.

I want you to do me a favor. Give yourself one act of kindness, right now. It doesn’t have to be big.
Take a breath and focus on blowing out one long exhale. You can stretch, drink some water, get up and move from the chair or bed if you’ve been doomscrolling, find one beautiful thing around you, have a delightful snack, make yourself a cup of something warm and cozy, or, if you can, change your clothes and put on something warm and cozy.

How did it feel?

Congratulations, now you’ve got one small victory under your belt. Now imagine all the friends and allies you hope to find, think about them having little victories of their own too. Of taking the unknown chaos of the day and finding one small moment to stop and change the narrative.

This is your resistance. They want you scared and exhausted, unable to think or do anything but obey. They are big, but we are many, and those many tiny victories will add up, I promise.