‘Queen Sugar’ star Nicholas Ashe: “Worrying is a wasted emotion. Action changes the outcome”

By Greg Hernandez on Oct 2, 2020 9:46 am | Comments (0) |

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I couldn’t fall asleep last night. I took a hot shower, I took some melatonin, I took a hit from a blunt, but as I got into bed, I just couldn’t fall asleep. I tossed and turned for hours, shifting the pit in my chest from left to right. I came across footage of the protests that exploded miles— minutes!— from where I lay restless in bed. I considered going, but I didn’t. I don’t have the energy, let alone the power, to reform a system designed to my demise. Between wAnToN eNdAnGeRmEnT and Tuesday’s debate, engaging with politics this week has been worrisome. But worrying is a wasted emotion. Worrying gives the illusion of control, but it never changes the outcome. Action changes the outcome. Registering to vote… double-checking your registration status… obtaining your absentee ballot… changes the outcome. In the interim, I am choosing optimism. When it rains, I look for rainbows; when it’s dark, I look for stars.

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