03/02/2025
We’ll be out from 2pm-8pm today at the usual spot at 6th Ave- 14th st on the 123 and LFM lines. .nyc will be set up too so come through if you want to have a conversation.
To anyone feeling uncertain about the future, I hope you can remember that there are so many wonderful and good people in the world. Someone in my last post commented “Why aren’t there more good people in the world?”. I don’t think the problem is a lack of good people, but a fixation on the bad. If it’s what you pay attention to and focus on it’s all you’ll see. While difficult, even for me, it’s important to see that goodness is abundant, and we’re all able to bring it to other people through our actions.
Yes, America is divided. Yes, the world feels primed for war. And yes, life is hard. While this context feels heavy and personal because we’re living at this moment, it’s always been this way. We’re just intellectually and emotionally bombarded because we have social media and news and we can experience almost anything that anyone is going through anywhere. The choice of what to do about that is individual but for me I think there is a clear path to enjoy humanity in a digital age. Hang out with friends. Do nice things for no reason. Be curious about others. Look for opportunities to help without being asked. Find joy in small things. And listen- to others and yourself.
Listening to people on the street has been the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done, and if you are thinking about what you might do for yourself and your community I would start there. If any of this resonates with you, or you are feeling a pull to do something but are unsure where to start, reach out. We can figure it out together.
