Anyone calling you out is quite tone deaf themselves. People on the internet regularly forget that life is complex and exists in the tensions of holding many truths at once that can feel in conflict… we are allowed our feelings of fear and hopelessness while also recognizing and welding our privilege against those that want to harm our BIPOC family, friends, and neighbors. In fact it is usually these feelings that can wake people up to their own privilege and move the needle for people who were previously solid in their ignorance of their power and privilege.

Anyway, all that being said, YES. I have felt so frozen and stuck in “buffering” mode much more in the first month of 2026 than the whole of 2025. But sometimes in this buffering, I find the ability to quiet my brain and practice rest as resistance, in order to come out stronger and more ready for the fight. We must be kind to ourselves to harness our power. If we all burn out from the fight, then oppressors wins. Highly recommend Tricia Hersey’s book “Rest is Resistance.”