Loosening my grip Christina Lyons Mar 2, 2026 Mar 2, 2026 Updated Apr 13, 2026 0 Courtesy photo Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Christina Lyons There are a lot of things that feel very uncertain right now to me and some of those things seem to change so quickly.kAm~?6 6I2>A=6 @7 E9:D :D E96 H62E96C] r2? J@F 36=:6G6 9@H E9:?8D 492?865 7C@> uC:52J 27E6C?@@? E@ $2EFC52J >@C?:?8n ~?6 52J :E :D f_ 568C66D 2?5 x’> H62C:?8 2 %\D9:CE H9:=6 5@:?8 49@C6D 2E E96 72C>] %96 G6CJ ?6IE >@C?:?8 x H2D H62C:?8 8=@G6D[ 2 DE@4<:?8 92E 2?5 EH@ =2J6CD H:E9 2 962GJ G6DE]k^AmkAmx’G6 =:G65 :? }63C2D<2 >J 6?E:C6 =:76 2?5 J@F H@F=5 E9:?< E92E x H@F=5 36 C625J 7@C DF556? 492?86D[ 6DA64:2==J :? E96 DAC:?8] x 2> ?@E]k^Am kAm%96C6 2C6 ?@E >2?J E9:?8D E92E x 6>3C246 :7 x 42??@E 92G6 D@>6 =6G6= @7 4@?EC@=] x <?@H E9:D :D ?@E 962=E9J 2?5 :E’D D@>6E9:?8 E92E x’G6 366? 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