I've seen a lot of very sad posts lately, all differing in reason yet hopeless in wording. Whether it's seeing people lose their assets to hacks, the markets down, feeling dissociated in a world that seems to be "crumbling," etc.
I struggle daily with those same feelings. I am very blessed, although in a way, cursed, with being a combination of adept in macro-econ, while paired with being a macro-empath. I feel the pain for others in ways that likely hurt my mental/physical health, yet I can't switch it off.
On the one hand, the hardline realist in me sees very trying times ahead, full of major shifts in the common ground we all stand upon as humans on this earth, but on the other, I can say unequivocally you are never alone. We can't "make it" if we fail to face the next step.
I'm afraid, too, not because of what I don't know but because of what I comprehend through education and vetted information apart from party, ideological, or situational bias. I don't want a damn thing, but I refuse to let the idea of others in my life suffer in harder times.
I'm told I "can't save the world, & I should focus on saving myself" by people in my life over the years, and maybe if even I glance at that option, it explains the guilt I feel the better I do. Having nothing most of my life, I know the shame of scraping together 24hrs at a time.
I know that "making it"/having money brings no more happiness to me than eating garbage or squatting in a vacated apartment. I decided I wasn't going to live for myself because I wouldn't still be here if I did, but for the betterment of others so they could have a life.
On the hardest day, the toughest blows, the biggest failures, or the greatest fears, I take another step because I love others, the people in my life, those I haven't met, and most importantly, my Northern Star @cNFTfART. That's why I keep going through all of the doubt or fear.
I'm sharing this because whether you or others are feeling that weight, unsure why life is so hard, so exhausting, and so dark at times, I feel for you, I love you, and you aren't alone. The light at the end of the tunnel is often far away, so find the light in others now.
Find purpose in the collective journey of steering a ship toward a brighter future so that others may escape the feelings you and I feel. I am here for you, and today, like tomorrow, I'll take that step forward, and I hope you find that footing too.
*This article was adapted from a Twitter thread by VivaLaCoin*
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