Indivisible

[ljgeoff]

I've made several stabs at making a difference -- signing up voters, talking to folks, driving voters. But just stabs, nothing substantial. It's just so overwhelming.

This morning I was thinking, well, I can just show up at stuff. I don't have to be on any committee or board, I don't have to stress myself out by having one more ball to juggle. I can just show up when I can.

So today, I signed up to get the newsletter from Lansing Indivisible. They hold meetings in the library every other Sunday, and I work every Sunday, so no meetings for me. But I'll read their newsletters and show up for things that happen when I'm not working or in class.

It feels like nothing, but I know that it's really, really something.

Comments

[wild_irises]

It's really, really something.

"It feels like nothing" is one of the internal judge voices that keeps us from doing something.

[bibliofile]

^^^ THIS. ^^^

Also, just showing up is more than some people manage. Go you.

[johnpalmer]

It really is something, darlin'. You're giving what you've got, and you haven't got a lot to spare. Your presence matters, and your caring matters.