In much better and happier news Buffalo after decades of hard work and conservation efforts from indigenous organizations have finally been released back on our lands after 150 years.
I saw this video live and cried my eyes out. This is so important. Despite it all we survived. We’re still here and the possibility to heal the land and ourselves is always there even if it will take time.
[locks eyes with my reflection in the front of the microwave as i dip a spoon into a glass jar of honey] do not delude yourself into thinking you are a kind person. no such thing exists. you are simply someone who has done kind things in the past and who will do kind things in the future. kindness is something you must practice and put effort into as long as you are alive. it is not a state of being, but rather many decisions you make and actions you take throughout your life. to cherish your supposed kindness overmuch is to hurt yourself in the long run, and to hurt others too. labeling yourself a kind person will either blind you to the harm you have brought and will someday bring to those around you, or land you in a situation where you hurt someone, intentionally or not, and immediately fall to pieces as your identity as a kind person is shattered. kindness not something you are. it is a practice. you will fail at it sometimes and people will not always forgive you for it. regardless, you must try your hardest to make kind decisions and perform kind actions as much as you can. this is all any of us can do [puts the spoonful of honey in my mouth and walks out of the kitchen]
