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Good Morning/Nite Dazees,
There is more shit going on in the world than just your shit.
That hit home for me this week because I’ve been so “locked in” on Green Wednesdaze and Nap Pack that everything else started becoming background noise.
I missed a good friend’s birthday and a family gathering. I would’ve never even known if I wasn’t up at 2AM doom scrolling and saw everybody celebrating without me. It's not just personal shit either. I had no clue families in Gary, Indiana had gone nearly two weeks without power. How was I that uninformed?
Somewhere along the way we made being unavailable sound aspirational. Locked in. Head down. Zero distractions. Sometimes that’s focus. Sometimes it’s being a shitty friend, family member or citizen with better branding. If people you love are celebrating without you or your community is suffering and you don’t know, “I’m busy” doesn’t mean SHIT.
It’s okay to lock in. It’s not an excuse to check out.
Lucky number this week: 225
225 W. 5th Ave. is the City Life Center in Gary. Storm-relief supplies can be sent there. Keith Lee partnered with The Salvation Army to help Gary, and Tyrese Haliburton matched his financial donation.
If you can do something, PLEASE do something.
Proceed with caution to the most important 764 words of your week.
-Joey
