I think the thing im struggling with the most right now, out of lots of things, is the realization that all of this *gestures broadly at the world* is going to take a long time. These are deep seated cultural problems (this is not to say that rapid solutions arent possible, but thats another convo). Im really battling impatience, especially because impatience is so often unhelpful to long term thinking (impatience > frustration > burnout).

Ive been repeating this mantra for myself for about 10 years now: "today can be a good day and im exactly where im supposed to be. Everyday i get a little better; one day at a time". This has been extremely helpful in all the progress ive made, especially given how insurmountable things can seem and how achingly slow progress can look when we view it on a day to day basis. I think im going to start saying it for the world, too.

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