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Permission to step away

America is an exhausting place. The pace of injustice is too much for any one of us to handle. And sometimes you need to give yourself permission to step away from it all and recover. That's OK!

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Apr 22, 2021
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(Photo by Jeff Dean / AFP) (Photo by JEFF DEAN/AFP via Getty Images)

America is exhausting.

On a good day, it’s hard here.

The police violence is out of control.

The gun violence is never-ending.

The racism and bigotry are relentless.

And nearly 600,000 people have died here over the past year from Covid-19.

It’s a lot. It’s a lot for me - and I pride myse…

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