All tagged guilt
Today’s post is really a survey. Sometimes, when I am presented with a survey for something that I want to give positive feedback, my intention is to fill it out when I have time. I don’t ever fill it out because I never have time. Oh the guilt surveys bring us! I feel like I’m always letting someone down whenever I don’t fill one out. And yet here I am expecting you to fill out my survey below.
I started to write this post a month ago - pre Shelter-in-Place days. Originally, the post was going to be about my observations about myself during a time of quarantine. Like a time capsule so that I could remember my thoughts years from now. In other words, the post was going to be about me, me and me. Fortunately, my friends pass along super funny memes and great news articles because in receiving these, it led me to an awareness of the new normal and I was able to grasp the “collective trauma” concept. So I realized that if I shared my time capsule with you, I wouldn’t be giving any new information because we are all going through this together. There would be no point in telling you something that you already know.
I have this feeling. So far, during this holiday season, I can’t decipher if it’s a feeling of guilt, anxiety or envy. Just so you know, I’m not looking for solutions. More importantly, I am not offering any solutions either. What I am looking for are awareness and validation. Let’s break it down.
