Pandemic Changes

"We are all in this together" already feels cliché as it has become apparent that in many ways, we are not. We actually have very different lived experiences with this pandemic and how it uniquely affects us and our families.

This means we come at decisions from a range of perspectives based on what we see as the largest threat to our well-being. For some, that is a physical life-and-death threat; for others, it's surviving the daily house-bound demands with our relationships and mental health intact; and for others, the threat is their very livelihood that provides for our families.

If we can remember this basic premise—we have different experiences of what feels the most threatening. We can work to communicate with each other in a more compassionate way.