It started off with fear and trepidation. Uncertainty, too. I didn't know what to expect. I was hopeful that maybe they wouldn't attempt to fire off all of the executive orders. Perhaps he would be happy to avoid going to jail and focus on golf.
Midway through the month, I struggled greatly and am now slowly finding hope. I know it doesn't feel like it if you have been reading my recent posts. I have been freaking out. I fear how bad it can get. Not only for me, but for my friends that are in the LGBTQ community, immigrants, other minorities. A girlfriend of mine in Santa Fe mentioned that she had been physically harassed last week since she is gay. I didn't really know how to respond to this. Knowing that it will only get worse.
Watching the response to the tragic airplane crash in D.C. The blatant misinformation and lies. The lack of sympathy for the victims and their families. I think he responded to the question of if he would visit the crash site with why? So I can go swimming? It's astounding. Truly, he does not care about anyone other than himself.
To shift the blame to D.E.I. instead of acknowledging that this occurred from firing TSA, FAA and other government agents is gross. It creates more division and hate. It does nothing to heal this nation.
Returning to the hope I mentioned. I am finding other people to link up with and build not only community but a resistance. I called several senators today to urge them to vote no to the the RFK, jr confirmation. I am concerned about his lack of leadership. I want these republican senators to know that there is a ton of people that do not support this nomination. I want them to acknowledge the implications of agreeing with this man and how he will dismantle the department of health and human services. I left voice mails for the ones that were available. I found one mailbox was full. One mailbox isn't an option, and I spoke to some man in Senator Rounds office. He allowed me to say what I wanted but it was clear that he could care less. That is the difficult thing. Realizing that they do not care, at all, that people do not agree with this. My immediate response was to return to being apathetic. It was a hesitation on my part. I will not let them win by remaining silent.
I wrote letters to a few Democratic representatives to thank them for their service and ability to effectively communicate and push back. We need more of that.
Yoga in the mornings has been fantastic. I committed to offering a session on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. It has been fantastic. I will continue to offer these classes. In addition, I hope to offer a virtual happy hour once a month with my community. I need to find commonality to decompress, share ideas and support each other. For example, there are companies that I am no longer supporting for their lack of commitment to D.E.I. Target (which hits home and is such a letdown will no longer be an option to shop at for goods). Clearly, I knew that Walmart, Hobby Lobby and a few other companies were gross and places I didn't frequent for their company policies or religious views. I will support and spend money at Costco, Trader Joe's, Shop Rite, Kroger, Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic to name a few. Kroger is challenging since they do donate more money to Republican causes, and they had a strike in Denver a few years ago since they didn't want to increase the pay of their employees. Instead, their CEO took a massive salary bump. Think about how much money grocery stores have profited since Covid. We were unable to go anywhere during the pandemic and grocery stores made huge profits.
Moving into February, I am determined to find some sanity and continue to find ways to participate. I want to build a community of people. Stay hopeful that you are not alone. We can overcome this.
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