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What To Do While the World Is Burning Down
On my Facebook news feed, my post from yesterday (it was all about “let’s do something FUN, every day!”) appeared directly underneath a post with a thoughtful, difficult thread about whether or not Trump is another Hitler. The juxtaposition was jarring and I immediately felt guilty for wanting to have fun at a time like this.
I’ve stayed out of the political conversation on purpose (in the social media world) because I’m not sure it lends itself to thoughtful dialogue. I mean, you can find it there, but that’s not the go-to tone. It’s more like: All you idiots on the other side of [insert issue here] should just [insert zinger here]. Nothing comes of that kind of communication except more of the same; so by encouraging that, I’d just be adding fuel to what’s tearing us apart as a society. I don’t want to do that.
If we don’t develop a way to listen respectfully to one another and find some deeper common ground, then [insert scary prediction here].
So. If you find yourself overwhelmed with rage or depression regarding the state of the world today, there is one thing you can do.
You can consider tending to the state of your world.
