In the midst of what feels like an unprecedented global coming together, the vulnerability created by the pandemic seems to have heightened the political conflict both among Americans and among us as countries. There seems to be a desperate need to control one another’s behavior, and figure out who is to blame.
At the same time, there is so much human goodness rising up as we recognize that we need each other in a new way. Today’s episode brings Judy’s husband, Neal, back into the dialogue as they “shelter in” from the storm together. The two of them speak candidly about their own vulnerability, frustration, and confusion allowing the conversation to give them insight into themselves and ways they would like to grow through the experience.
You might think a virus would have nothing to do with dividing beliefs, yet here we are struggling to get past our differences so that we can fight together against a greater enemy. I have found myself wondering if we even see this deadly virus as a greater enemy? Everything seems to always come back to the division of party lines, even now.
As you listen you’ll notice the way that talking about these things out loud brought both of these two ordinary people to a more grounded place.
It may even stimulate you to have some conversations of your own where you can express your thoughts and emotions. Once they are labeled and shared they bring clarity to what’s going on inside of us, and more understanding of who we are. This moment is about something more than our circumstances. Maybe we actually have a say about how it impacts us, both as individuals and as a race.
We ARE in this together… what if all of us really do matter?!
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