Musings

     I don’t know why, but I’m so bothered by people using the phrase “during this time.” It feels so dismissive yet vaguely polite, ignorant of the truth that there has never been a “time” like this in any of our lives. “Unprecedented” irritates me, too as it feels like it’s constantly being used as an excuse for incompetence.

     I have also found odd solace in the gradual fading away of “we’re all in this together,” as so many reckon with the reality that social inequalities are proving deadly in an undeniably visible way. We are all human beings on Earth together, but even agreeing on that reality feels illusive with so many leaders with their heads in the clouds.

     My therapist thinks my feelings of rage come from a deeper sense of helplessness, which makes me angrier because I am not helpless. I think I am angry because other people are not doing their jobs. It’s like this helpless feeling. Oh.