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Focusing Within Is Not Selfish, It Is Necessary Self-Care
Focusing without will depress, upset, and disempower you.
The world is crazy. Let’s just call it what it is.
When the Supreme Court decided that Trump could claim some immunity and that judges could overrule regulatory agencies at will, I found myself deeply angry. And scared. How did we step so far backward? Why could these 9 people decide that a President might as well be a King; and agencies meant to protect the environment and common people could be ignored by opinionated individuals with a degree of power?
I don’t watch the news anymore and have been limiting my time online. Yet I desire to remain informed so that I can vote for the right people and do what I can — as limited as that is — to stand for the principles I believe in. This news was deeply upsetting and distracted me from my work for a time.
No matter what you believe, the increasingly divisive leadership uses fear to widen the gaps between people. This is done via religion, ideology, class, race, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, and anything else you can conceive of. Look to the world without for any amount of time and you’ll be inundated with contradictory, negative, and frequently upsetting info.
