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Dear Past Version of Me:
Oct. 7th, 2011 02:45 amActivists are frequently asked to be ready to give up anything and everything they love personally for "the cause" (whatever that might be). This is not sustainable.
Activists are supposed to ignore their creative passions, ignore crimes against them by their fellow activists because of race or gender, allow themselves to be used for a good cause and bled dry and discarded. This is not sustainable.
Do what you have to in order to keep your own fire burning. Self-care matters, because sometimes we are all we have to give, and we shouldn't waste it. Be well, be good to yourself, and if you're ready to jump into a fight at some point in the future, rest assured there'll always be one. :)
-Present Me.
Someone should have told me this, but the people who got me into rabblerousing were too busy trying to get the best use out of me they could. I had to learn it later. I don't regret anything I've done and I'm tremendously proud of the work I sacrificed to contribute to, but my decisions look different now than they did then. That's probably a good thing.
Activists are supposed to ignore their creative passions, ignore crimes against them by their fellow activists because of race or gender, allow themselves to be used for a good cause and bled dry and discarded. This is not sustainable.
Do what you have to in order to keep your own fire burning. Self-care matters, because sometimes we are all we have to give, and we shouldn't waste it. Be well, be good to yourself, and if you're ready to jump into a fight at some point in the future, rest assured there'll always be one. :)
-Present Me.
Someone should have told me this, but the people who got me into rabblerousing were too busy trying to get the best use out of me they could. I had to learn it later. I don't regret anything I've done and I'm tremendously proud of the work I sacrificed to contribute to, but my decisions look different now than they did then. That's probably a good thing.
