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My daughter’s music teacher was having a nervous breakdown. I wouldn’t have noticed except that she was also my friend. She befriended me at the Quaker school we couldn’t afford, the year I divorced my daughter’s father for financial and emotional abuse. 
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When every battle I’ve fought seems futile, I comfort myself by asking, “what lesson is my soul learning from this?”

Given the current political climate, one of the answers might be “Training.” Training in pattern recognition, community building, and following inner guidance. Building things with your hands while holding space for other people’s pain. Maybe there’s a piece in there about renewal, and the power of not knowing that defeat is inevitable. This is how every new generation may fight and win battles that their elders lost.

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Designing for Resistance: the revolutionary arm of Practical Sanctuary, now on Substack. Link in bio for stories without throttle. 02/12/2026

My daughter’s music teacher was having a nervous breakdown. I wouldn’t have noticed except that she was also my friend. She befriended me at the Quaker school we couldn’t afford, the year I divorced my daughter’s father for financial and emotional abuse. ..
When every battle I’ve fought seems futile, I comfort myself by asking, “what lesson is my soul learning from this?”

Given the current political climate, one of the answers might be “Training.” Training in pattern recognition, community building, and following inner guidance. Building things with your hands while holding space for other people’s pain. Maybe there’s a piece in there about renewal, and the power of not knowing that defeat is inevitable. This is how every new generation may fight and win battles that their elders lost..
Designing for Resistance: the revolutionary arm of Practical Sanctuary, now on Substack. Link in bio for stories without throttle.https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/626297191_18556077223010409_4330040006281020370_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=105&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=Gh0iJqrL2WoQ7kNvwHALIeF&_nc_oc=AdnUW00faTsDRWGGmVcZoYXF3tkiV5CY4L_pJsz1pTzUUT-4bPhBmjJQLTfmZ9q7Nug&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com&edm=AM6HXa8EAAAA&_nc_gid=LUgKSPFmyUxg8RqguMgVHA&oh=00_AftgtpORPvJin_JcdLW3ihKMQ8QVS6D5XEUHcMZGoyJYfw&oe=69931751

My daughter’s music teacher was having a nervous breakdown. I wouldn’t have noticed except that she was also my friend. She befriended me at the Quaker school we couldn’t afford, the year I divorced my daughter’s father for financial and emotional abuse. ... When every battle I’ve fought seems futile, I comfort myself by asking, “what lesson is my soul learning from this?” Given the current political climate, one of the answers might be “Training.” Training in pattern recognition, community building, and following inner guidance. Building things with your hands while holding space for other people’s pain. Maybe there’s a piece in there about renewal, and the power of not knowing that defeat is inevitable. This is how every new generation may fight and win battles that their elders lost. ... Designing for Resistance: the revolutionary arm of Practical Sanctuary, now on Substack. Link in bio for stories without throttle.

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