Been talking long and winding with @DionTheBlackDragon@blackqueer.life about (among other things) the importance of being FOR THINGS more than you are against other things. And by that meaning, specifically, how important it is to uplift people and connect to people, places and nature you want to protect. And sure, don't worry, you're gonna have to take a stand and take action against those that threaten your loved and close ones (human and otherwise). But uplifting BIPOC people, being friends to them, and just treating them like human beings (which many people do NOT know how to do, seriously) is more important than getting into arguments with fellow white people. And I'd say too, as a trans person, it is more important to me to connect with and love and accept love and support from my fellow trans and queer people than it is to shout at transphobes. It is also, to me at least, more important to be friends with imperfect comrades and allies than to delineate in- versus outgroups by picking fights over semantics or minor issues or misunderstandings. Though everyone has different tolerances and needs and picks their battles and I'm trying to go with my gut more than having The Correct Rules or theory. But nature too... I could never find enough hope to fight for climate justice and against climate destroyers in a SUSTAINABLE way (ie without running headlong into burnout) until I learned how to connect to nature, and what people are doing to restore ecosystems and water cycles and thereby even mitigate some of the more worrying effects of climate change. And this has shifted my worldview altogether, tbh. I can see reality more clearly, with much less need for denial or distortion, because I allow myself to truly take in the hopeful and positive things, people, projects, science etc that's out there. Without constantly listening to that sceptical voice in my head that tries to find flaws and tear everything down that seems positive.