In times like these, it’s easy to freak out, numb out, check out, burn out. But as Bayo Akomolefe says, “The times are urgent; let us slow down.” Let us take care of ourselves and each other, let us gain perspective, let us ground ourselves in deeper places and ask deeper questions. And then as Clarissa Pinkola Estes suggests, let us show the lantern of fully lit soul in these shadowy times, in ways that can make a difference.