nursingforsocialjustice

It is unusually warm this autumn season in the Lower Mainland. It hasn’t rained in what seems like weeks. That scares me.

Chew on this juicy cud for a minute. The idea that competition and cooperation are mutually exclusive. Can we work together and also work for our self interest? We compete for a lot of things. We compete for jobs, for housing, for knowledge. Isn’t it strange? The idea that being in it for ourselves will get us to a place where everyone wins.

I don’t know. Something about that seems suspect. I feel it too, this need to be better and greater and smarter and more productive. I feel the fear of falling behind. Maybe this is just my autumn-time life crisis that happens until the days start getting longer.

Love,

Michelle D.

P.S. Christmas is around the corner.