Perhaps all of our anxiety is not caused by broken brains but by working nonstop, missing out on time with our friends and families because we are all so busy 'hustling' and 'grinding' just to survive in an immoral economic system skewed to favor a very few at the top while leaving the rest of the country to fend for itself.
Interpretation
The quote highlights that our anxiety may stem from constant work and neglecting relationships, rather than mental health issues.
Kirsten Powers suggests that many people experience anxiety not necessarily due to psychological disorders, but rather as a result of societal pressures, where individuals are compelled to work tirelessly in a flawed economic system. This relentless pursuit, often referred to as 'hustling' and 'grinding,' leads to the neglect of vital personal connections with friends and family, which are crucial for well-being.
In practice
This quote can be used in a self-care workshop to emphasize the importance of relationships over relentless work.
Rather than teach women how to negotiate with sexists or shrink themselves down to 'likeable' size, perhaps the solution would be for employers to stop being sexist. In the meantime, women will continue to be blamed for their lower salaries.
All together now: Women don't cause sexual harassment, harassers do.
I read and walked for miles at night along the beach, writing bad blank verse and searching endlessly for someone wonderful who would step out of the darkness and change my life. It never crossed my mind that that person could be me.
When I am dead, my dearest,_x000D_ _x000D_ Sing no sad songs for me
I've been baking bread and looking after the baby...Everyone else who has asked me that question over the last few years says. 'But what else have you been doing?' To which I say, 'Are you kidding?' Because bread and babies, as every housewife knows, is a full-time job. After I made the loaves [of bread,] I felt like I had conquered something. But as I watched the bread being eaten, I thought, Well, Jesus, don't I get a gold record or knighted or nothing?
I tried acting, liked it, and stuck with it. I saw it as the way I would keep that promise to myself of getting back at those who had made my school life a misery.
I'm only asking you to stop every so often and turn off your mobile device, put down the Angry Birds and the Words with Friends and take a moment. Stop to look up and look around. Pause and check in with yourself - and spend a moment there.
Making a living and making a life sometimes point in opposite directions.
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