2026-01-29_Satura on the pressure to give everything
“There was a pressure I felt that I had to give my entire being to the spaces and to the work because we deserve it. My people deserve my all and I would truthfully do anything to get us free. But it isn’t just me. If I had continued the way I was, I would be dead or have killed myself. This work can drain your soul. You can choose revolution while choosing yourself. I show up in different ways now- less active ways and when I feel myself over dedicating the time that I do not have, I take a step back. It is a balance I have still not found, but I am getting closer.”
this is a more accurate description of why i’m in a mental health clinic than i have ever managed to formulate & that i would or could ever say to my therapist