The Book of Changes told me the conservative voter cannot be redeemed. The Book of Changes told me my family cannot help me. The Book of Changes told me they are lost. The Book of Changes told me to grieve, process the loss and move on. The Book of Changes told me to stop trying to save them from themselves.
The Book of Changes told me my worth comes from myself, not from others. The Book of Changes told me the values I was presented as a youth were dysfunctional. The Book of Changes told me evaluating myself by these values is also dysfunctional.
The Book of Changes told me to stop giving to those incapable of giving in return. The Book of Changes told me to marshal resources independent of those who claim to love me. The Book of Changes told me I’m stronger than I assume. The Book of Changes told me to become immovable, the Earth, who absorbs the abuse of time and the weather but remains unchanged. Immovable. Unshakeable.
The Book of Changes told me my suffering will not end until I stop pathologically avoiding suffering.