“…what happens when the fundamental systems that make all of those conversations possible start breaking down? When the people dismantling those systems aren’t even pretending to replace them with something better?"

"When the very institutions that made American innovation possible are being systematically dismantled, it’s not a “political” story anymore. It’s a story about whether the environment that enabled all the other stories we cover will continue to exist.”

Find, make, or revisit your own traditions and rituals to serve as anchors of wayfinding through this crazy life and world.

Attended the 99th year of Church Farm School’s Why the Chimes Rang Christmas Pageant. Mom’s 49th & my 39th year, by our rough estimate, maybe give or take a few years. Tradition & ritual help provide essential mile markers for grounding, anchoring, and honoring the moments along the sojourn of life.

Here for this!

Keep those phoenix embers and ashes glowing hot… #pxv

Original photo composite with before and after photos for reference. Firebird is from the 2018 burn. Northside view is from January ‘24.

My quick and lazy prompt writing + fed it my original sketch as a starting point:
Sad clown eye and profile minimal black and white illustration