Tonight I am skipping writing as I am still sorting through the thoughts about living in Ney. We moved in when I was twelve and I left six years later at eighteen. Six years packed with lots of memories.
Instead I will leave you with a piece that resonated with me this week.
I was going to be brave, but we’re all on my health insurance. I was going to be brave, but I have a mortgage. I was going to be brave, but have you seen what college costs now? I was going to be brave, but my stock options haven’t vested yet. I was going to be brave, but our cancer research depends on federal funding. I was going to be brave, but I think I should wait until my platform is bigger. I was going to be brave, but then I got a book deal. I was going to be brave, but I believe I signed an NDA. I was going to be brave, but I have spent so long building up this life. I was going to be brave, but I don’t want all the negativity. I was going to be brave, but I’m not sure I’m the right person to speak up. I was going to be brave, but I’m really in a place of taking care of myself right now. I was going to be brave, but then I thought of alienating my friends. I was going to be brave, but what will people say? I was going to be brave, but it won’t be worth it if I never get invited back. I was going to be brave, but I don’t like being a Johnny-one-note or a Debbie Downer. I was going to be brave, but I don’t always want to be that person. I was going to be brave, but I don’t want to make everything about politics, you know? I was going to be brave, but I realized I could be more effective behind the scenes. I was going to be brave, but talk is cheap and strategy is what matters. I was going to be brave, but I thought we should have a meeting first. I was going to be brave, but then we decided to have a vote of the partners first. I was going to be brave, but our merger has not been approved yet. I was going to be brave, but we are looking to expand our audience. I was going to be brave, but after this fundraising round. I was going to be brave, but we’re a tax-exempt organization. I was going to be brave, but I fear being smeared as an extremist. I was going to be brave, but I prefer to let the work speak for itself. I was going to be brave, but I tell stories — I’m not an activist. I was going to be brave, but so many people could be hurt if I said something. I was going to be brave, but maybe it’ll all just work itself out. I was going to be brave, but the damage is still on a pretty small scale. I was going to be brave, but we’ve survived worse. I was going to be brave, but the system always self-corrects. I was going to be brave, but, ultimately, I know it won’t happen in America. I was going to be brave, but let’s see how the courts rule. How the midterms go. How… I was going to be brave, but maybe this will accelerate the collapse of the old ways and wake people up and bring in the new. I was going to be brave, but I’m not an expert. I was going to be brave, but I’m still listening and learning. I was going to be brave, but people like me shouldn’t be out front. I was going to be brave, but I’m not perfect and don’t want to be a hypocrite. I was going to be brave, but it’s complicated. I was going to be brave, but everything shouldn’t be reduced to good and evil. I was going to be brave, but I don’t want to add to all the division. I was going to be brave, but what if they come after my family? I was going to be brave, but the timing has to be right. I was going to be brave, but I was going to be brave I was going to be I was going to I was going I was I |
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