What Does Rebellion Look Like Now?

Is it an act, something you are, neither, or both? Calling out injustices and refusing to give space to anyone else’s message outside your own are good examples of rebellion in the past. Lately, other questions about what rebellion means have come to mind. Does it need to be loud? Verbally precise? Or rehearsed for that perfect moment? Like us, does rebellion evolve throughout time? Can it be quiet, or work in the background?

Perhaps real rebellion is remaining here, in the now, amidst all the flurry. It’s just listening to someone. It’s letting yourself rest, while the world embraces hustle culture and glorifies burnout. Maybe it’s surviving complicated situations with your values intact.

I’ve never considered myself rebellious; just unapologetically myself. Maybe that’s real rebellion.

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