And this is another area where I feel like Jewish traditions have wisdom for *everyone* to draw from. You get to take a break. You get to pace yourself. You fix the world six days a week, if you can, and on the seventh, you rest and remember to notice what is good in the world.
It is so important to take that break and rest, let the world rest from your efforts, and remember that for all the harm that people are doing, the world is still as bursting with goodness as summer fruit.
(At least) one day a week, take time to remember both what we're fighting FOR rather than against, and that we lose when we despair, when we let the fact that hate exists rob us of our ability to feel joy.
You won't see every seed you plant bear fruit, and that's ok. Make time to enjoy the fruits others planted for you, and to imagine the world we're trying to create, because that is the fixed star that keeps us going in the right direction, not just focusing on what we DON'T want.
Don't let the fight against injustice become bondage in itself. Don't punish yourself for doing what's right. Don't sacrifice seeing good and taking moments to celebrate. Because that's what people who hate you want.
And just because you were born into this particular generation, this era of the world's brokenness, and choose not to let it go unchallenged doesn't mean that is all you get to be.
You deserve enjoyment and rest and comfort. And if you can't take it for love of yourself, take it for others, so that you remain capable of fighting for them.
