A must read: Despite the horrors, the laundry must be done; Despite the laundry, the horrors must be faced.
There are two steps I need to take when there’s something upsetting but complex to deal with: a situation outside of my scope, or a crisis, an emergency, financial issues, global changes or things I don’t understand or relational conflict or whatever.
- I remind myself of a few things.
- I try to approach it with two specific tools in hand…
It’s rare to find such solid advice on the internet. I’ll be returning to this post often. I’ve copied the entire thing to my Logseq notes. It’s almost a detailed tenth step. (I referred to step three here, which can be thought of as the initial big inventory.)