Major Jackson

“After living through all manner of personal and communal tribulations, I’ve come to believe things will work themselves out. Yet, it’s not that the worries have gone away. Just like in my early days, I’ve learned to find ways to ease the burdens and uneasiness of living. Of course, I’m not trying to find a fully anxiety-free existence; it’s good to have a barking dog occasionally at one’s heels. I just try to walk past it when I need to.”
― Major Jackson

“So, today, I will not make promises to do better, to live healthier, or to save money. These are natural and valid attempts to regulate a future that is impossible to know. But, I will abandon the ritual of unwrapping a fresh package of new resolutions which feel individual in nature. They perpetuate a myth of self-sufficiency. Instead, I wish to live daringly in community and to accept the challenges our collective moment has to offer. I won’t look away in an attempt to live an anxiety-free life.”
― Major Jackson