Thank you so much for writing this. It really resonates with me. I am currently reading “Man’s Search for Meaning” and Frankyl discusses suffering. I think there is no joy without suffering. But lately it’s just overwhelming amount with how many crises are happening. I look at my 6 year old and get that tight knot in my stomach when thinking about the world he will grow up in. Knowing that I can’t control the insanity, but can control how I show up for others helps. You are one of the helpers making the world bearable right now. Thank you for the beautiful essay
Thank you so much for this. As others have noted elsewhere, the last 10 years of our lives have been stolen. But you have reminded us that there is a door. May we all walk through it soon.
I'm discouraged too with the public health situation, with the war in the Middle East, with some personal stuff. But I am 75. My parents survived the Great Depression, World War 2, and Joseph McCarthy. And things did get better for them, at least for awhile.
I utter my heartfelt ditto as this piece mirrors my life. What sustains me is knowing there are others feel the same. This is different than concepts like moral injury; more like gaslighting on a global scale. Thank you for capturing exactly what I’m experiencing.
It's so tough to even read your wise words, but yes you said it all just right. There's def some comfort knowing others feel it too, so thank you very much for that. And way way deep down there really is a glimmer of positive change instinctively kept safe till that new season arrives.
It's best to try not to worry about the things we can't control, but to work on the things we can. For example, I recently joined the DSA in my city and attended their yearly convention. It was an opportunity to meet real people working toward a common goal; uplifting the working class. Change won't come over night, but it is coming and I believe it will be better. So, that is my side door for the moment; connecting with real people, limiting social media and practicing my art.
Thank you for filling up your essay so soulfully. You have shared your emotions in a way that allows your fellow believers in public health to see some light coming through the crack in the ugly, dark cloud of cruelty and narcissism hovering over us. I want to believe that we will all come to our senses and resume caring for each other.
You've captured what many of us are feeling. It's that sense of societal norms having gradually eroded over the past 25 years, and in the last year we're in a frantic race to the bottom. Global politicians and the ultra-wealthy being entitled, no sense of compassion or empathy for humanity and the environment, AI with the goal of making us all expendable. It's like mass malignant narcissism is the diagnosis.
Thank you so much for writing this. It really resonates with me. I am currently reading “Man’s Search for Meaning” and Frankyl discusses suffering. I think there is no joy without suffering. But lately it’s just overwhelming amount with how many crises are happening. I look at my 6 year old and get that tight knot in my stomach when thinking about the world he will grow up in. Knowing that I can’t control the insanity, but can control how I show up for others helps. You are one of the helpers making the world bearable right now. Thank you for the beautiful essay
"Learned helplessness..is a public health risk." So well put.
Thank you for this essay. It's exactly what I needed to read today.
Excellent essay, you “nailed it “, thank you for putting it into words.
Thank you so much for this. As others have noted elsewhere, the last 10 years of our lives have been stolen. But you have reminded us that there is a door. May we all walk through it soon.
Beautifully said and perfectly outlined.
I'm discouraged too with the public health situation, with the war in the Middle East, with some personal stuff. But I am 75. My parents survived the Great Depression, World War 2, and Joseph McCarthy. And things did get better for them, at least for awhile.
This is a beautiful essay. Thank you.
my reaction while reading was the same as Jan's: you "nailed it"
I utter my heartfelt ditto as this piece mirrors my life. What sustains me is knowing there are others feel the same. This is different than concepts like moral injury; more like gaslighting on a global scale. Thank you for capturing exactly what I’m experiencing.
Believe me, it's definitely NOT just you! Thanks for expressing it so well. 💛🧡💚
It's so tough to even read your wise words, but yes you said it all just right. There's def some comfort knowing others feel it too, so thank you very much for that. And way way deep down there really is a glimmer of positive change instinctively kept safe till that new season arrives.
Right there alongside you, sister 💙
It's best to try not to worry about the things we can't control, but to work on the things we can. For example, I recently joined the DSA in my city and attended their yearly convention. It was an opportunity to meet real people working toward a common goal; uplifting the working class. Change won't come over night, but it is coming and I believe it will be better. So, that is my side door for the moment; connecting with real people, limiting social media and practicing my art.
Thank you for filling up your essay so soulfully. You have shared your emotions in a way that allows your fellow believers in public health to see some light coming through the crack in the ugly, dark cloud of cruelty and narcissism hovering over us. I want to believe that we will all come to our senses and resume caring for each other.
Excellent article Jess. It is just what so many of us need right now.
You've captured what many of us are feeling. It's that sense of societal norms having gradually eroded over the past 25 years, and in the last year we're in a frantic race to the bottom. Global politicians and the ultra-wealthy being entitled, no sense of compassion or empathy for humanity and the environment, AI with the goal of making us all expendable. It's like mass malignant narcissism is the diagnosis.