speak and speak and talk and talk

Sometimes the conversations you have that you are so convinced you are having from a place of knowledge can be a house of cards. Thoughts and ideas are put into your head in subtle and not too subtle ways and before you know it you are repeating statements with conviction that once released you can not take back. This is something that has been happening over the last two weeks with people I know. I have been the observer. Covid-19 has impacted every person in the world no doubt. So many friends and aquaintances are experiencing things that are making them so much more fragile. The fake news and the instability of curfews are the least of the problem. I want to be a listening ear, but it can also get to feel like too much. Empathy is key and listening is essential. I just listen. Giving advice can encourage arguments because really people just want to be heard. It is one hell of a time.