Some Early and Raw Thoughts on Being Present in Times of Transformation
The world is in the process of a transformation unlike any I have seen in my 49 years of life. Make no mistake: every since the first great transformation--the big bang that birthed us all--we can trace a pattern of significant transformation always involving chaos and suffering. It is difficult to be present in the midst of that transformation. It is tempting to watch it unfold and feel completely helpless--which can lead to longing for things to "get back to normal." What is normal? Inequalities in our healthcare system? Hospitals, nurses, and doctors unable to care for their patients because they don't have the supplies they need? Police officers walking away with no consequences, again and again, after killing black men? Police forces expected to act as social workers, therapists, animal control specialists, investigators, and so many more roles with only two years of training and very little oversight or support--while other organizations that could play some of t...