I still faithfully inject myself daily with the venom on that TV screen. It's an addiction and very hard to kick. I can relate to your appreciation of your home life and your art as a refuge.
sending along my gentle encouragement! it is very hard to kick, but if i was able to, i imagine you could, too. stay, engaged, by all means. boundaries, even in watching the news. i'd invite you to consider pbs, it really is all in how much we consume, yes, but also the way in which the news we consume is delivered, tone, et cetera...
I had to turn off all of the shoutstreams about 6 months ago. I noticed it was time when everything coming out via pen was a rage-fest that i was afraid to post anywhere because i knew every anger would come back to me 30-fold on the socials. now that my mental health is not a windy mountain road everyday, i am starting to think in terms of goals again: get physical health back under control, writewritewrite, don't let the bastards get you down, and be the art i want to see in the world.
i love that, be the art you want to see in the world. i have been using "change" pretty regularly these days, myself. & now trying to find that balance between tuning in, tuning out, trying to stay engage while not tipping over the balance... tis a journey for us all, indeed.
Some people can bear that daily constant exposure to toxicity, take it like an inocullation, but I just can't - best to screen it out, starve it of oxygen, and breathe a little easier to do what I can without driving myself crazy. Great reminder, pan.
I still faithfully inject myself daily with the venom on that TV screen. It's an addiction and very hard to kick. I can relate to your appreciation of your home life and your art as a refuge.
sending along my gentle encouragement! it is very hard to kick, but if i was able to, i imagine you could, too. stay, engaged, by all means. boundaries, even in watching the news. i'd invite you to consider pbs, it really is all in how much we consume, yes, but also the way in which the news we consume is delivered, tone, et cetera...
Agreed! The key is probably to watch shows that nourish the mind and the soul. I like Nova and Masterpiece Theater.
& also frontline, pbs newhour, amanpour - for news.
I had to turn off all of the shoutstreams about 6 months ago. I noticed it was time when everything coming out via pen was a rage-fest that i was afraid to post anywhere because i knew every anger would come back to me 30-fold on the socials. now that my mental health is not a windy mountain road everyday, i am starting to think in terms of goals again: get physical health back under control, writewritewrite, don't let the bastards get you down, and be the art i want to see in the world.
i love that, be the art you want to see in the world. i have been using "change" pretty regularly these days, myself. & now trying to find that balance between tuning in, tuning out, trying to stay engage while not tipping over the balance... tis a journey for us all, indeed.
Some people can bear that daily constant exposure to toxicity, take it like an inocullation, but I just can't - best to screen it out, starve it of oxygen, and breathe a little easier to do what I can without driving myself crazy. Great reminder, pan.
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