"Grind culture is violence and violence creates trauma. We have been traumatized deeply. Our divinity as human beings have been ignored and degraded." - Tracia Hersey, "Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto"

"Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional." - Haruki Murakami, "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running"

"It's a freedom in admitting it's not gonna get better/Washing your hands off people you've known forever/I'd be a liar if I feign surprise, a goat eats where it's tethered/Treat African proverbs like Vegas flyers, I float above the peasants" - billy woods, "Remorseless"

"The past is never dead. It's not even past." - William Faulkner

Thanksgiving, the morning after...