Because we’re so consumed by our busyness, because so much of our attention is trained on living up to society’s expectations for survival, it’s impossible to find the space to think and plan our way out of these inequities. We’re too overwhelmed. We don’t have time to fight for our reproductive rights, for equal pay, for paid family leave and reasonable gun laws to keep our children safe. We don’t have time to expand. Denying us space and stillness is the most pernicious way those at the top of the patriarchy keep their feet on our necks.
