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Ralph Rosenberg's avatar

Hope flickers but never dies when we keep feeding its flame. Solnit provides fuel for those flames. Solnit’s sayings should be themes for weekly essays. For example (as edited):

1. Don't let them win by making you feel helpless. Even when we can't fix everything, saving what we can matters.

2. We're all connected in this messy but beautiful world that's constantly being rebuilt and repaired

3. Throughout history, people have kept hope alive under the worst conditions – in dictatorships, under oppression, and in dark times.

You don't have to feel positive to keep going. Just take one step at a time.

4. It's okay to feel hurt or angry – take the time you need. Remember what matters to you and who cares about you.

5. The pain you feel shows how much you care. You can be both sad and ready to act but don't feel pressured to jump into action right away if you're grieving

.Help others and prepare for what's ahead. Helping others is a way of helping yourself

6. Build connections with people who share your values

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Karen Williams's avatar

So lovely, and needed. Thank you. "There is no alternative to persevering, and that does not require you to feel good. You can keep walking whether it's sunny or raining. Take care of yourself and remember that taking care of something else is an important part of taking care of yourself, because you are interwoven with the ten trillion things in this single garment of destiny that has been stained and torn, but is still being woven and mended and washed."

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