Will power is real. Without it, I and my furbaby would be in dire straights right now, this moment, and multiple ones before. Sometimes it means taking control of my thoughts, words and noping on worst scenarios, negative or toxic talk, because I live in an underserved area and we try to help each other out, while also having our own mountains to move, taking control of my emotions, feeling them for a limited time, then noping on those, whether it’s training my mind on positive thoughts, my material conditions, like if I’m sick of waiting on someone to help me with something I can’t do on my own, doing what I can so there’s not so much on them when they have the time, energy, and bandwidth to help out, and if I have no ideas, I seek them, and not finding any suitable, I find something else, or a compromise, even if I don’t like it, or it seems overwhelming and put one foot in front of the other, sometimes by sheer willpower, 😂.

And I’ll tell you something else, a lot of times, more than I can count, it was through the kindness and inspiration I’ve found right here, in these spaces, with good comrades who share their struggles, strengths, weaknesses, successes and triumphs. I love you all.