Grief

I have been trying to find the 'right' words to post on Linked In - and (spoiler) I still haven't found them. But it has gotten to the stage where I think some words are better than none. In all the DEI training I do, we say lean into the discomfort, and have the hard discussions. That is always easier said than done.

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There are many things in the 🌍 which are complex and nuanced. For me, killing innocent children is not. It’s abhorrent - and what sickens me is how differently we value human life - reading the news it’s painfully clear that not all lives are worth the same.

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On a personal level I have been dealing with the loss of a friend - and it’s forced me to confront grief. The grief I have been feeling is for the loss of his life, and also for the world. From Afghanistan to Sudan, Gaza to Sri Lanka, Israel to Congo - the sheer amount of suffering can leave us apathetic and numb. How we grieve is also very cultural - and personal.

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The most jarring thing for me, is that life goes on, for those of us privileged enough not to be directly affected. Who gets to take the time, (a luxury) to grieve and reflect? Who do we ‘care about’ - people who look like us? I am learning that we have to do the little that is in our control.

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Educate ourselves, support financially, raise awareness - and not swallow all that we are fed by ‘the’ media.

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