Keeping Hope Alive

Things look pretty bleak these days. But giving in to despair isn't the answer, either personally or politically.

After a hiatus for the holidays and for my own mental health, I had begun writing this post articulating some reasons to be hopeful as we started a new year. Those reasons still stand. But before I had finished, the Mar-a-Lago Menace had ordered an attack on Venezuela and, very shortly thereafter, we’ve witnessed the horrific murder of a peaceful protester by an ICE agent.

At first, I thought it best to let the dust settle before posting anything that had even a whiff of optimism. But the more I think about it, we could all use a dose of optimism right now. The current dust might settle, but in this administration, there will always be more dust. So here’s the post I originally intended — with a few updates for timeliness.