Andrea Gibson

At that time, there were ways I was abandoning the building of my own shoes. And so I'm not saying to stop trying to make the world better. I'm saying we have to really understand the importance of doing both of those things at once. Because even right now, I see is what we're doing with trans and non-binary communities of saying, We have to do all this activist work.

At that time, there were ways I was abandoning the building of my own shoes. And so I'm not saying to stop trying to make the world better. I'm saying we have to really understand the importance of doing both of those things at once. Because even right now, I see is what we're doing with trans and non-binary communities of saying, We have to do all this activist work.

We have to do all this stuff to change this legislation. And yes, we do. We do. And also at the same time, are we building communities where we are teaching each other inner resilience so we are not completely undone by the way the world shows up? Both of those things have to be happening at the same time. And people need to know their strength. I didn't know, I'm 47 years old.

We have to do all this stuff to change this legislation. And yes, we do. We do. And also at the same time, are we building communities where we are teaching each other inner resilience so we are not completely undone by the way the world shows up? Both of those things have to be happening at the same time. And people need to know their strength. I didn't know, I'm 47 years old.

We have to do all this stuff to change this legislation. And yes, we do. We do. And also at the same time, are we building communities where we are teaching each other inner resilience so we are not completely undone by the way the world shows up? Both of those things have to be happening at the same time. And people need to know their strength. I didn't know, I'm 47 years old.

I didn't know my strength until I was 45 years old. I wish I had spent my life knowing my strength and to trust, you know, trust your strength. My friend Ethel, she's in her mid seventies and she's one of my just most constant teachers. And she was telling me the story that when a butterfly is trying to make its way out of a cocoon, it is a real struggle. Like I didn't know this.

I didn't know my strength until I was 45 years old. I wish I had spent my life knowing my strength and to trust, you know, trust your strength. My friend Ethel, she's in her mid seventies and she's one of my just most constant teachers. And she was telling me the story that when a butterfly is trying to make its way out of a cocoon, it is a real struggle. Like I didn't know this.

I didn't know my strength until I was 45 years old. I wish I had spent my life knowing my strength and to trust, you know, trust your strength. My friend Ethel, she's in her mid seventies and she's one of my just most constant teachers. And she was telling me the story that when a butterfly is trying to make its way out of a cocoon, it is a real struggle. Like I didn't know this.

It's really hard for a butterfly to get out of that cocoon. And it can look really, just really bad. And so humans, when they witness it, they often try to go and peel open the cocoon to help the butterfly out. But if a human does this, the butterfly has far less chance of thriving because the struggle was crucial to its thriving. And so

It's really hard for a butterfly to get out of that cocoon. And it can look really, just really bad. And so humans, when they witness it, they often try to go and peel open the cocoon to help the butterfly out. But if a human does this, the butterfly has far less chance of thriving because the struggle was crucial to its thriving. And so

It's really hard for a butterfly to get out of that cocoon. And it can look really, just really bad. And so humans, when they witness it, they often try to go and peel open the cocoon to help the butterfly out. But if a human does this, the butterfly has far less chance of thriving because the struggle was crucial to its thriving. And so

We have to figure out the balance of when to really show up for each other, communities that show up for each other, and then also communities where we're knowing how to teach each other our strength. We're saying, you can get out of that cocoon. I know you can. And yeah, that's a thin line, a balance to figure out.

We have to figure out the balance of when to really show up for each other, communities that show up for each other, and then also communities where we're knowing how to teach each other our strength. We're saying, you can get out of that cocoon. I know you can. And yeah, that's a thin line, a balance to figure out.

We have to figure out the balance of when to really show up for each other, communities that show up for each other, and then also communities where we're knowing how to teach each other our strength. We're saying, you can get out of that cocoon. I know you can. And yeah, that's a thin line, a balance to figure out.

So I have all different kinds of friends, like so many different kinds of friends. Some of them are really woo-woo. Some of them are Christians. Some of them are Buddhists. Some of them are atheists. Some of them are straight edge, you know, all of it. I have the whole mix of people and people who are screaming, this fucking sucks. I hate this for you.

So I have all different kinds of friends, like so many different kinds of friends. Some of them are really woo-woo. Some of them are Christians. Some of them are Buddhists. Some of them are atheists. Some of them are straight edge, you know, all of it. I have the whole mix of people and people who are screaming, this fucking sucks. I hate this for you.

So I have all different kinds of friends, like so many different kinds of friends. Some of them are really woo-woo. Some of them are Christians. Some of them are Buddhists. Some of them are atheists. Some of them are straight edge, you know, all of it. I have the whole mix of people and people who are screaming, this fucking sucks. I hate this for you.

And people are like, this is God, all of that mix of stuff. And I feel like I have the best friends in the world and it depends on the day how, um, and how they're doing. I have four people who, who I call my best friends and who they call me their best friend. And, um, and those four people are going through it right now. I'm pretty hard. Um,

And people are like, this is God, all of that mix of stuff. And I feel like I have the best friends in the world and it depends on the day how, um, and how they're doing. I have four people who, who I call my best friends and who they call me their best friend. And, um, and those four people are going through it right now. I'm pretty hard. Um,

And people are like, this is God, all of that mix of stuff. And I feel like I have the best friends in the world and it depends on the day how, um, and how they're doing. I have four people who, who I call my best friends and who they call me their best friend. And, um, and those four people are going through it right now. I'm pretty hard. Um,