Everyone else is writing on this topic, so why not me too? What do people want to work for? Based on our pre-Covid economic model, it would seem people worked out of necessity, for their survival, to keep a roof over their heads and food on their tables. It was barely working. Many people do …
Tag: racial justice
Competition Does Not Always Yield the Best Results
In America, we have a philosophy that things must be ranked, optimized, put in order and our primary way of creating that order is through competition. We judge those who "win" as morally superior to those who "lose" in competition. If you lost a competition, you are encouraged to pick yourself up, dust yourself off …
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Don’t Be an Asshole
OK, soapbox time. I am REALLY tired of people not listening, not respecting and generally tending to assume the worst intentions of ANYONE who has a different opinion than they do and who dares to speak it. This is bullshit and it has to stop. Here is the truth. Nobody has all the same opinions/thoughts …
Myopia
I've been thinking a lot lately about how we, as individual human beings, can contribute to the healing of our society. It should be clear to everyone at this point that humanity has a list of existential crises that we have known about for more or less time. These situations have not yet been addressed …
Difficult Week with a Couple of Bright Spots
This week has felt particularly rough for some reason. Daily work is a grind. There is so much to do and maybe enough time, but not enough concentration or attention. I just haven't been able to concentrate consistently. It ebbs and flows. It's as though my mind has a mind of its own! The other …
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What Do You Work For?
Many of us work in jobs that are, at least remotely related to a field that we enjoy. Maybe you went to college in a scientific field or to be an engineer. You started out in that field and were successful and competent enough that you were promoted to management. You may not LOVE your …
As the Pandemic Wanes…
We have been through a lot. Some of us have lost family members and friends to Covid. Some have lost family members and friends to other causes. We have lost jobs, careers, ways of life, routines, traditions, feelings of trust and safely, feelings that things are OK. Every single person will be forever changed by …
Resilience
People usually think of resilience as a positive trait for one to have. If you are resilient, you are a survivor. Resilience allows you to persist in spite of adversity. To bounce back quickly when things go sideways. But what if resilience comes at a cost? What if by focusing on resilience as something to …
I Believe in Black Supremacy
I'm an autistic white woman. Generally, I don't tend to go through life thinking that I'm better than anyone else. Based solely on what I've endured/survived in my life, I have barely been tested and I'm still exhausted. Many people endure much more, namely Black women. This is not a self-hating screed or anything. Just …
Is the United States of America Salvageable?
Sadly, this is not a rhetorical question. Throughout the pandemic time, I and many others I know have gone through personal transformations. Some have been compelled to protest after George Floyd was killed or have started organizations dedicated to making this country a better place for all, not just those who have gotten accustomed to …
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