I struggle with this, too. I have to remind myself that, regardless of what happens, I'm one person. I know my reality and my limitations and I simply won't change things on my own, working full-time with all of my resources. (Resources which I would quickly lose because I'm now working full-time on attempting to save democracy rather than earning my income. Yes, some make money while attempting to save democracy, but there's only so many gigs in that realm.) Since I can't change things on my own working full-time, I need to give myself permission to stand down; to put things away for a bit and resume something akin to life in the Before Times when I didn't worry about our country descending into dictatorship, though arguably, I should have. My brief and tiny absence will have no overall effect on the trajectory of the nation. It's hard to do sometimes, but so welcome when it comes.
That's a fantastic way of putting it. I need to take a deep breath.
I struggle with this, too. I have to remind myself that, regardless of what happens, I'm one person. I know my reality and my limitations and I simply won't change things on my own, working full-time with all of my resources. (Resources which I would quickly lose because I'm now working full-time on attempting to save democracy rather than earning my income. Yes, some make money while attempting to save democracy, but there's only so many gigs in that realm.) Since I can't change things on my own working full-time, I need to give myself permission to stand down; to put things away for a bit and resume something akin to life in the Before Times when I didn't worry about our country descending into dictatorship, though arguably, I should have. My brief and tiny absence will have no overall effect on the trajectory of the nation. It's hard to do sometimes, but so welcome when it comes.
Thank you for what you are doing. I'm retired, and trying to decide how best to use my time and resources in the coming year.