nursingforsocialjustice

The sun is coming up. I just watered the lawn. I scrolled through my Instagram feed and thought, well this is curious, that I spend so much time on catching up on my social media every morning; I have built it into my routine. In some ways, my morning catch-up is a way to feel connected to the world, to learn about what has gone on in the world since I went to bed last night, but in some ways, it’s a life stressor that causes moral distress and allows me an opportunity to participate in the moral panics that have been put out to the world. In some ways, my social media morning routine does not engage me more deeply in the world at all, it deters me from participating in it, while also causing distress that I am not participating enough in it in the best way I can.

Do you ever wonder what any of this means? And what the collective goal of life is? Other than to fulfill our genetic destiny and reproduce? I am overwhelmed by life right now. I understand more than ever why some people choose to distance themselves from this and live in a cabin in the forest, away from all of this.

What do you think about the position of privilege that we are in collectively, ad people living in Canada, when decisions are made about vaccinations, what is safe, what is bad public relations? What is motivating what?

Love,

Michelle D.