So from the outside America looks like it’s decided to flush itself down the toilet. As a Canuck in the U.S. (and as someone who can’t even vote here), I feel like there’s very little I can do about it. What’s worse, as a barred lawyer in both the U.S. and Canada, I’m one of the very few privileged enough to have more access than most, and even then, I can’t help but feel like a tiny insignificant speck being swept away by a tsunami wave.
At times like these trying to figure out what I can do is exhausting. The news is a parade of horrors and being stuck to my screen makes me despondent about the future. Even as someone who comes from a conservative place and who understands conservatives values more than most East Coast elites, I have a hard time wrapping my mind around the inconsistencies of what’s being put out there by all sides.
For my part, on this Canada Day (thanks for the day off N1!), I am feeling extra grateful to be Canadian. While Canadians are not immune to extremism, we generally tend to cluster more towards the middle and that’s the way I hope it stays. Too much of anything in this world is bad and I’m convinced that moderation is the key to peace and stability. All I can do is to live by example and hope that it will have some positive impact on someone or something out there.
This week was not very productive writing wise but I’m learning to give myself some grace. I have to just continue as much as I can with writing stuff - even if I don’t believe any of it is useful. I just have to keep going. The more I do it, the more usable stuff will shake out and I can eventually collect it all up. I have one month to get myself together to get Torts edited and done. The rest of time I am letting myself just continue with writing whatever comes out. I think I will continue with doing the 1000 words because that felt really great and something for Book People finally shook out of it.
To all the amazing Canucks out there: Happy Canuck Day!!