Indeed, cages take many forms; but as you eloquently remind us, so do bell jars, oceans and river stones. For me, the prisons have manifest in chronic illness, left-leaning politics in a more conservative albeit loving family, likely neurodivergence - or at the very least eccentricity - and spiritual views inclining to paganism / polytheism as a hedgewitch. I don't wish to conflate any of our minorities, which all have distinct stressors, but I hold out the hope that with even just a few overlaps, we can foster mutual nourishment.
Indeed, cages take many forms; but as you eloquently remind us, so do bell jars, oceans and river stones. For me, the prisons have manifest in chronic illness, left-leaning politics in a more conservative albeit loving family, likely neurodivergence - or at the very least eccentricity - and spiritual views inclining to paganism / polytheism as a hedgewitch. I don't wish to conflate any of our minorities, which all have distinct stressors, but I hold out the hope that with even just a few overlaps, we can foster mutual nourishment.
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