The News Cycle Is Designed for Anxiety. You Don't Owe Anyone to be Agitated or Scared
A loving reminder that you have everything you need to prevail, and that it is your birth right to kick a$$
Again, I had to plans to send any story this morning but then I checked my feed, and .. oh boy.
So now, I am compelled to share the most important thing I feel and know this moment. Ready? Here is the most important thing: absolutely no matter what kind of striking or scary news cycle theater or even real disruptions we may experience, we can—and it is in our best interest to—stay calm and remember why we are here.
Here’s how I personally discern the messages that I get (articles, interviews, etc.). I look at the energy that comes with the message. If the energy feels like a drug, guess what, it probably is. If the message is designed to make me addicted to my news feed, or to fear, or even to the feeling of being “smart” because I am in the “in” group of people who “know” what is really going on (unlike those other, inferior people who have no idea), it’s a drug.
Our entire culture is a culture built on addiction. Addiction does not necessarily have to b…
