Does anyone else feel we've fallen into a "lull" period--where the world is still pretty terrible, but plenty of personal routines are now normalizing after coming out of more intense phases of pandemic?
Tons of friends are consumed with work & community functions as if we were back in 2019. It's interesting, because we still have a heck of a struggle ahead, but after having had *time* to reflect on that struggle, the cadence of everyday living has reasserted itself. Are we less ready to act?
@MLClark We absolutely need a recovery period if we are to be ready for the next push. Our collective brains are useless while carrying constant allostatic load. So this lull is necessary.
@misslovelymess That's a great reframe, MrsMess. Let's also call it our "info gathering" phase: we're still receiving, still processing, but above all else waiting for the next opportunity to act in concert.
@MLClark Yes indeed. It’s actually trauma theory applied collectively, and I wish I was at the PhD level to do a dissertation on it.