In the Face of Impending Doom

Koli Marie
Aug 9, 2017 · 2 min read

So, Donald Trump threatened “fire and fury” should North Korea threaten us with the nuclear weapons they’ve developed and hours later North Korea is working on a plan to attack Guam.

I figured I’d write this in the wake of the impending Apocalypse, in the wake of what seems to be certain death for mankind as we know it because I’m cynical as all hell and have Generalized Anxiety Disorder that has been preparing me for this reality since I was about 10.

I’d like to say how grateful I am that I got to meet the woman who inspired me in my professional life, in my personal life, Katie Couric. How grateful I am I got to meet Mariska Hargitay and Maile Zambuto who saved my life, who taught me how to lead and advocate in a field so many others are so content to turn their back, to follow others.

If this is the beginning of the end, and I haven’t had the opportunity to fulfill every dream I have, if I’ve done all I’m able to do because of time, because someone decided their ego is more important than the survival of humanity, then I’m happy with what I’ve got to do.

But I’ll be damned if I lie down and do nothing more because maybe this is it. Maybe this is it for ME and the world will continue on and we won’t all die in a firey death ball. But that’s the point, we don’t know when it’s going to end. So yes, I’m happy with my life if this is all I get to do. But I’m going to continue on in what I’m doing because it might not be all I get to do.

So, thank you to Katie, and Mariska, and Maile, and Joyful Heart and everyone who has helped me on this journey. And let’s hope for a million more years… or 5 more minutes. Because who really knows how long we’ll get?

Koli Marie

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