Tripping V 1

Taking some time away with my bestie to do some recon and relaxation.

Will reprise some prior posts, quotes and thoughts to keep y’all entertained.

Don’t let things get messed up while we’re gone. 🫤

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From “Tethered:”

We cannot go back to the future. We never do, despite the wishes and intentions of some in our societies. Progress, as slow, uneven and painful as it can be, is the long-term trend of humanity. History proves this. It is why some choose to alter it.

My hope for the year ahead is that, even as public actions get more inhumane, and they likely will, more of us resist the desire to seek sanity and comfort by “peacing out.”

“It’s high time to remember that our first allegiance is to the human race. And the human race broke away from the animal world through thought and speech. It is natural that these should be free. And if they are shackled…we return to our animal state.”- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

From The Gift:”

“My dear,

In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love.

In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile.

In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm.

I realized, through it all, that…

In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.

And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.

Truly yours,

Albert Camus