Negative thoughts

I don't want to start with the usual speech about how "the world keeps moving faster and faster",  we already know that.

I know I'm not the only person who feels absent or disconnected (and I say this from a position of privilege). It's not that I'm lost, because I genuinely know what I want to do with my life. I know the things I enjoy, the people I love, and what matters to me. But sometimes I feel like I should be doing more. Even though this may be the life I'm supposed to have, I still want to see more of the world and experience other things, and that thought often leaves me feeling stuck.

It feels as though everything is becoming more and more dehumanized, at least from where I live. It's true that we still reconnect with the land, our culture, and our roots in some ways, but I think we could do so much more. And honestly, it feels like this change has happened in just a few years.

The news is overwhelmingly negative: more femicides, more wars, more poverty, more unstable people in positions of power, more corrupt politicians... It becomes exhausting because it feels like nothing is ever going to improve. The only real escape I have is travelling, spending time with my friends, and making plans that get me out of the house, because otherwise it genuinely feels like the walls are closing in on me.

On top of that, I work in education, and every year it seems to be falling further apart. Public education is our future, and we're slowly dismantling it. I don't know... I try to stay positive in a world that increasingly feels more negative every day.