With everything happening politically currently, it is clearly recognizable how blind many Americans are to the reality of the state of our government. Speaking psychologically, people in power are always going to strive to get more. Politicians no longer need the people to get it. They need us tired, sick, depressed, and unhealthy. The most recent FDA ruling against using MDMA therapy to treat PTSD is a clear as day example of this. The research on this drug is ASTOUNDING. Leading researchers noting that its outcome is “almost double that of existing medications”. Just ONE member of the FDA advisory committee had expertise in psychedelics. This member argued that the committee might have “misunderstood the aspects of the treatment” To that, isn’t the only logical reasonse is that those with decision making power should ensure that they understand the treatment. This shit makes me sooooo fucking angry. They understood. It’s threatening to the power the gov holds if people wake up and are healthy. Ughhhhhh ksskdkdj So much work to do

What if compassion is a side effect of curiosity?

Once you begin to really get to know yourself and value authenticity, it’s terribly difficult to engage with those who don’t. I try to remind myself that they are likely operating from a place of disingenuousness as a protective mechanism to avoid pain and/or rejection. The most “real” people I know have gone through times in their lives where they lost themselves completely and operated from a disconnected place (I include myself in this statement). Resilience is finding the strength to remember who you are again, in your own time, at your own pace.