The other day I was afforded an opportunity to vocally express my thoughts about pandemic response and the protest downtown. Doing so was quite difficult because despite having written on those topics extensively, it’s different to have auditory words take form. The word “difficult” is certainly prominent, and is the only word I could think of when I was speaking to describe how I was feeling. I suppose “frustration” is another, with “upset” and “resigned” being present as well. People know me based on what they see, they don’t know what’s going on “under the hood”. There’s an unawareness of how difficult it is to communicate effectively, both verbal and written. And there’s a general unawareness of how the actions and words of others impact folks like me.
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