We are killing our humanity…
Our staff are burnt out more than ever before, where they are no longer functioning in their role.
How sad is this?
Our staff are wonderful people that have poured out from their heart doing their jobs.
Our patients are struggling. We hear more and more just how much.
We don’t see each other as human, we are all human.
We all make mistakes. Every single one of us.
We don’t communicate with each other when something has gone wrong.
But we jump to shame, belittle, and bully someone online to say our 2 cents about them.
We had someone phone our office to book an appointment, our staff member asked politely if the individual could speak up as they couldn’t hear them very well.
They got profusely sworn at.
They’ve put up with so much toxic behaviour, almost every other day.
What on earth are we doing?
What kind of place are we creating and leaving for kids?
This world is an unforgiving place.
Where has the humility gone?
We OUGHT to create the safety again where we can have face to face conversations intended to understand one another better.
To show each other humility.
For every one of us cannot be perfect at all times and we are all bound to make mistakes.
We are all unique individuals as well. And that’s OK.
We worry about Ruby growing up now a lot.
This is NOT normal.
These behaviours that we have normalized in this pandemic that have become worse and worse are straight up abusive.
They aren’t safe for children. We owe it to her and others to speak up.
It’s only making people more unwell. More disconnected. More isolated. More distressed.
We have to do better. People can’t go on like this anymore.
Please reflect how you are contributing to the world at this present moment. Is your perceptions of others a story that’s fair?
Have you tried to communicate respectfully with others to reach common understanding?
Have you been respectful of other people’s boundaries?
Do you listen to understand?
Or do you shame someone without ever having talked to them?
Do you bully others who think different to you?
Do you hold judgments, assumptions, and resentment towards others?
Are you unwilling to take accountability?
Do you silence others?
2 years of this pandemic. Enough is enough.
The world can’t go on like this anymore.
Children deserve better. They NEED better from us. This is not a safe place.
We all have a responsibility to make it safe again, for everyone, equally.
We have created a disaster and it needs cleaned up.
Have the integrity to look at yourself and facilitate change where it needs to take place.
Have the integrity to ask the hard questions to yourself. To do the right thing.
We’ve chosen to use our voice because things have gone too far.
Damage to mental health is done. Fear has paralyzed people.
People have committed suicide, used adverse coping mechanisms to escape, people have lost everything.
People are in despair.
So please, lets make the steps to change for the better.