Does Genuine Positivity Help with Overcoming Overwhelm?

A positive approach can help you overcome overwhelm on many levels.

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You and I live in a world that’s frequently overwhelming.

I stopped watching the news and reading news websites in depth because it made me feel awful. So many terrible things happening out there. And worst of all — the vast majority of them I can do little to nothing about.

What about the things I do and the people I spend time with? Also tricky, because there are various and sundry personality conflicts, friends who have changed in ways that have lessened or even ended friendships, and other elements of change. And it doesn’t help that the overarching leadership of the reenactment group many of us are a part of seems hell-bent on doing increasingly idiotic things.

Is my family less overwhelming? Hell no. Let’s just say things are chaotic and difficult on many levels, and that can be particularly overwhelming.

You might be in a different boat in these matters. But chances are, if you’re not currently dealing with matters of overwhelm, you have in the past — and likely will in the future.

What’s more, the tools of connectivity intended to bring us closer to one another are mostly distractions. They overwhelm us…