I Get It

Okay, I was judgy on people in yesterday's post. I still think holding demonstrations is a bad idea that just makes things worse on everyone, but I DO get how people feel. This is scary and it feels like if things could just go back to normal, everything would be okay. We have all been disconnected from so much in our lives. A lot of people are losing money. A lot of people are missing their loved ones. A lot of people are terrified. It seems that if we could just have the comfort of routine, things would be better.

I think people don't understand that we ALL want that. We all want this to end. We all want things to be OKAY again. But wanting that and it actually happening are two different things. We can't just protest our way out of this one. We can't just hold signs and carry guns and think things will get better. They won't. And if people do go back to work and the lockdowns do end, how would we all feel if people DID suddenly start getting sick in mass numbers?

We as a nation are used to handling conflict with action. It's what we've always done. The thing is, this time, it looks like the actions we need to take involve doing LESS instead of more. We're having to wait for things, pause in life, and wait in lines. It's scary and disquieting for us. And right now, they keep extending how long we'll have to do this. So yeah, people are angry.

This isn't a good time to be emotional. Acknowledge that anger and accept your frustration, but don't allow it to rule you. Don't allow it to be the driving force of your actions.