It’s been an absolutely insane year & I keep having to remind myself of that…
At the end of 2022, I left my job managing an LGBTQ Center, had surgery, & started a new job. Went into 2023 with a ton of anxiety and uncertainty & just found myself angry at everything all the time.
Angry about the anti trans legislation everywhere. Angry that none of my neighbors cared. Angry that the one’s who did care, had the gaul to expect me to listen to them, rather than just letting me vent.
Angry at all the assholes, & especially angry that I was being one.
Angry that I’d left a job where I could’ve still had an impact.
I carried that anger until September.
In September I asked my doctor to start me on anti anxiety meds & holy crap. It was kind of like getting something back I didn’t know I’d lost.
I don’t really know how better to explain it. I’m sitting here typing this up, & the anger’s still there. The awful parts of this year are still there, but I’m able to focus on the better parts. The anger’s not driving.
Given that, here’s some of the cool shit I did this year.
I’m currently working in media management now & exploring professional photography opportunities as a side gig, which is humbling to say the least.
I met a young woman from Afghanistan who now calls me sister. Her father died during the evacuation of Kabul & she ended up in our city alone. Over the last year, we’ve helped her get her English proficiency cert, GED, & drivers license. She’s now enrolled in college. Subsequently, I now have a tattoo in Dari.
Spent Thanksgiving in Florida with 2 cousins, an uncle & an aunt I’d never met before. Somehow, I survived & think I might actually be better off for it…
Just a wild ass year & ultimately, I’m glad I’m able to see the good for the bad when it’s all said and done.
It’s been an absolutely insane year & I keep having to remind myself of that…
At the end of 2022, I left my job managing an LGBTQ Center, had surgery, & started a new job. Went into 2023 with a ton of anxiety and uncertainty & just found myself angry at everything all the time.
Angry about the anti trans legislation everywhere. Angry that none of my neighbors cared. Angry that the one’s who did care, had the gaul to expect me to listen to them, rather than just letting me vent.
Angry at all the assholes, & especially angry that I was being one.
Angry that I’d left a job where I could’ve still had an impact.
I carried that anger until September.
In September I asked my doctor to start me on anti anxiety meds & holy crap. It was kind of like getting something back I didn’t know I’d lost.
I don’t really know how better to explain it. I’m sitting here typing this up, & the anger’s still there. The awful parts of this year are still there, but I’m able to focus on the better parts. The anger’s not driving.
Given that, here’s some of the cool shit I did this year.
I’m currently working in media management now & exploring professional photography opportunities as a side gig, which is humbling to say the least.
I’ve curated my first photography portfolio, participated in my first art exhibition (which was comprised of trans artists), & am currently editing a 360° video tour of that exhibition.
I met a young woman from Afghanistan who now calls me sister. Her father died during the evacuation of Kabul & she ended up in our city alone. Over the last year, we’ve helped her get her English proficiency cert, GED, & drivers license. She’s now enrolled in college. Subsequently, I now have a tattoo in Dari.
Spent Thanksgiving in Florida with 2 cousins, an uncle & an aunt I’d never met before. Somehow, I survived & think I might actually be better off for it…
Just a wild ass year & ultimately, I’m glad I’m able to see the good for the bad when it’s all said and done.
Happy New Year’s All!