I Must Remain Myself

The minute I settle, I have failed my consciousness

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I must persist, even when everything around me is chaotic. I observe and feel, but I must rise above temporary darkness. I must be indifferent to what makes no difference. I must remain myself.

Folklorist and writer Zora Neale Hurston said, “through it all, I remain myself.” It made a lot of sense for my personal…