If you’re feeling overwhelmed, mentally exhausted & need to take time away from the news and twitter its normal. If you’re feeling persistently disempowered it’s understandable. (1)
Our cognitive capacity is limited. That’s why you don’t know how many mailboxes you drove by on your commute & didn’t listen to the signal from your right pinky until I mentioned it. We are cognitive misers to manage this. (2)
The pace of Trump’s admin& the events it triggers is a daily assault on our capacity to take it in, understand it, then act.Every day there seem to be several important things you need to attend to & act on.The next day they get up-ended by new ones. You never get closure. (3)
The attempted mass assassination of Presidents&high public officials &the worst slaughter of Jewish Americans on our soil in history occurred a couple of weeks ago&we don’t even talk about it anymore.MidTerms,Sessions,Acosta,a mass shooting last night. All deserve attention. (4)
It’s like drinking from a fire hose. It bugs us that we want to act,to do SOMETHING,ANYTHING but are forced on to the next outrage. That leads to learned helplessness. We feel powerless & ineffective because we can’t keep up. (5)
Remember: The house win was epic.By far most important outcome yesterday. We now have some power. Give yourself a moment to absorb & celebrate that. It’s huge. You can’t do it all & that’s okay. Take news & Twitter breaks. Focus where you can be most impactful.(6)
There is always someone paying attention.The issue may not be your #1 priority but it is someone’s & they won’t stop working on it because you literally can’t. Don’t let things you can’t control have too much power in your life-let those go & trust someone else will do it. (7)
Keeping yourself mentally healthy & resilient isn’t easy these days. You can’t carry guilt that you did nothing for migrant kids today or to support Acosta or fight voter suppression. Do what you can then support those who can fight fights for you. (8)
Understand you’re making an impact by staying connected & informed. You’re a sentinel on behalf of democracy&Justice.Paying attention,sharing info,advocating where you can,supporting causes all lead you have enormous impact.Take care of yourself first!You’re doing great! /end
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