LIVE as an act of resistance

There are days when the world feels like it’s unraveling: more outrage, more grief, more fear with every headline. It’s hard to stay centered when democracy, truth, kindness, the natural world — all the supports we depend upon — are under attack. It’s no wonder so many of us are exhausted, asking How do I keep going?

And yet—we’re still here. Still holding onto our values and vision of how life should be. Still holding onto one another.

That is resistance.

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We cannot survive by ignoring the pain.

We cannot be human and live in denial, pretending it’s not there.
But to live fully, to care for ourselves and others, we must learn how to weather the storms in our minds.
Despite all the temptations to despair—and there are many—we must choose to LIVE, dammit.

Viktor Frankl wrote:

“Ultimately (we) should not ask what the meaning of Life is,
but rather must recognize that it is (we) who are asked.
In a word, each is questioned by Life, and we can only answer to Life
by answering for our own life.”

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Step by step, we build our resources.

If we’re stubborn, determined, resourceful, and lucky…
If we’ve built a well-stocked psychological toolbox…
If we have family, friends, therapists, or healers behind us…

We survive.

And with each storm, we gain something: a new tool, a new truth, a new practice. Wisdom.

Michael Meade wrote:

“Something deep in the human soul awakens as things fall apart.
Something in the soul knows that everything in this world can become lost.
And something in the soul knows how to survive periods of devastation, disorientation, and loss.”

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That’s where LIVEdammit comes in.

This is a space for the stubborn, determined, weary souls who refuse to give up, even when the world screams otherwise.

Here, you’ll find stories, tools, and practices to help you carry on. Small steps to strengthen your soul and reclaim your mind.

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Start with your thinking.

The world’s unraveling is no accident.
Much of the chaos around us, the hatred, violence, greed, is driven by distorted thinking and twisted beliefs dressed up as truth.

And those same distortions creep into our own minds. Messages from media, family, culture, trauma—
all can plant and reinforce thinking traps:

I’m not enough.
Things will never change.
It’s all my fault.
I’m alone.

To reclaim our future, we have to start by reclaiming our minds.

Roadmap to Re-Aliving is a free 5-day email course to help you spot and break free from five of the most common, most spirit-crushing thinking traps.

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You don’t have to do this alone.

Choose to LIVE, dammit.

Take the first step now.

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