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This is America: We re all (still) tired
Mabinty Quarshie
It’s been more than a year of living in a pandemic that’s upended everyone’s lives. Yes, vaccines are more widely available now in the USA. And more people are actually getting vaccinated if they want to. But people are still getting COVID-19 and dying.
You know, not to be the downer or anything.
I’m Mabinty, a politics editor at USA TODAY and your resident realist. You re reading This is America, a newsletter centered on race, identity and how they shape our lives.
This is our America: We re all wrestling with how to reintegrate into a new normal (while people are dying – and while many in some communities are skeptical of the vaccine that could save their lives). We re anxious about what the future holds. And the reality is that we re more than a year into this pandemic and also more than a year into promised systemic reckonings.
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This winter was even harder than I expected. I knew, thanks to the ongoing pandemic, it would be tough. But once the cold and darkness descended, I was even more drained than normal. With nowhere to go other than the four walls of our house, I felt like all I ever did was work and sleep.with some fleeting time with my kid in between.
Weâve been talking a lot about gratitude in the Carroll Times Herald office recently.
2020 has been a rough year for just about everyone. As we prepare to put this year behind us but also question whether 2021 will be better, gratitude might not be the first thing on our minds.
And thatâs why I think itâs so important to emphasize it.
A writer I admire, Katie Hawkins-Gaar, recently wrote, âWeâve been through a hell of a year. Weâre exhausted. Andâhear me outâthatâs exactly why itâs so important to be thankful.â
And when I start to think about it, I realize that I truly am grateful.