Wow. Your words totally resonated with me as I am preparing to move abroad in 2023. One of the primary reasons for this is as a woman I no longer feel safe in my country of birth, the US. The horrific gun violence is terribly frightening to me, I’m also quite concerned about what will happen in the 2024 elections with regards to violence. Having said all of this, though, I do feel a certain amount of guilt, because there are people here in the US that I love and care about dearly, and I worry and wonder what might happen. I hope and pray that the US will begin to put itself on the right course, because I want the people that I love and care about here to have a better life. But if I am honest in my heart of hearts, I truly do not see this happening. Thank you for writing such an insightful and heartfelt article. It helps me tremendously to know that I’m not alone with how I am thinking and feeling 💝