This post is dedicated you, my faceless reader, who find me via Google searches, social media, or the various places that I share the link. WordPress tells me that viewers from all over the world click into the blog and search around. I don’t know if you read anything or if you’re even humans (not bots), but if you are human and are considering reading a post, I hope that it’s this one.

Friend, I’m thinking of you. The internet is so weird because I genuinely care about these people that I’ve never and probably will never meet in real life. I follow some creators, who live in certain areas of the world that are currently extremely dangerous. Or they have a job that’s now very dangerous because of all of the chaos that’s going on right now. If I don’t see a post from them in a while, I feel the same level of concern that I would if they lived next door. I don’t know if that’s normal or not, but it is what it is, I guess.

With all of my mental health struggles, I know that I should probably censor some of the stuff that I look at online, but I just can’t. I can’t look away from humans sharing peril, horrors beyond my comprehension. I can’t look away from humans sharing hope, plans for how they are going to make it better. I can’t look away from humans sharing knowledge, ensuring that we understand the truth, so we can form our own opinions.

This is not a political post. I’m trying to be as neutral as possible here. Regardless of the side that you’re on, I think we can agree that this is a scary time. Regardless of the country you live in or the beliefs that you hold or the insider knowledge that you have or don’t have, there’s worry, there’s doubt, there’s fear. We all want to be safe, to be loved, and to live. That’s basic human nature. But it’s not always possible – for whatever reason. And because of this, I’m thinking about you. I wish for everyone reading this right now, for those I follow on social media, for those I watch or read, but will never meet in person, I see you. I care about you. I wish for your safety, for you to have love, and for you to live. And to the creators who cannot post for a while, it’s okay. Please take care of yourself and return when you can, safely. I will be here, thinking of you.