Things We Forget

I learned that inaction creates accountability.

I stopped mistaking awareness for engagement.

My politics shifted when I saw how passivity preserves harm.

I learned that values are revealed under pressure.

I learned that alignment requires effort.

My views shifted when I paid attention to follow through.

My politics matured when I noticed the cost of disengagement.

For years, I dated a man who didn’t vote. I was fine with this until Trump stripped my autonomy from me. To me, this man was consenting to this by…

I learned that values show up in habits.

I learned that values require participation.