Giving Up On Giving Up: Check-in Post #1

[nanila]

Hello Fine Crew Members,
How are you doing on your Giving Up On Giving Up?

The only thing I'm managing to do every day is force myself to read the news. Possibly this doesn't sound like much, but I desperately want to bury my head in the sand on so many issues, including Trump, Eastern Ghouta, Brexit, the list goes on. So for me, opening up the Guardian Roundup and the Economist Espresso every day, gritting my teeth and reading them, is a triumph over inertia.

Here's hoping you've had some successes, however small, as well!

Comments

[elucidate_this]

I've been working on the social justice presentations I'm doing during staff meetings. The first one is today and I'm SUPER nervous. I'll be talking about inclusive language.

Nanila, reading the paper is such a success. I struggle to engage in that way.

[tanaqui]

Nanila - well done for staying informed when there's so much depressing news. There are days when I just want to stick my head back under the blankets, too.

[monanotlisa]

I do read the news, and give a money, and go to marches whenever I can. I think my wife alone counted her contributions last year at 5,000 USD. I must have a similar amount in donations to political causes...and just pray it's enough. Probably not. But it's hard for an immigrant barred from actually entering the political process.

[conuly]

I spend so much time on the news. I often feel like this guy.

But I've been trying to work on remembering to contact my congresscritters etc. about issues. Even if do it by c+p emails, it's better than nothing.

[tassosss]

This is a good reminder that I've been meaning to contact my congress peeps about gun control stuff. It's not a huge difference - blue state here - but to let them know that it matters.

On a daily basis, I keep up with the news, which is a heavy lift some days. Solidarity there.