I went for a walk today. When I walk I often think about my Caminos or the Appalachian Trail but today my thoughts often strayed to the state of the world.
I have confessed that I am a news junky many times in the past and I have even tried to reduce the amount of news I have consumed but the past two years have changed things. You can no longer ignore the news. The past two years have emphasized just how important it is to follow what is happening around us.
The state of our union ... and my mental state while reading the news.
I am very likely consuming more news per day than anytime in my past. Tell-All books, FBI investigations, Incoherent Tweets, #MeToo, #TimesUp, Brexit, F-ing UFOs - mental overload. This has not been a good thing for my mental health as my anxiety levels have been elevated for awhile now. However, I cannot turn away from the slow motion (and often not so slow motion) train wreck our country is going through.
Hopefully things will turn around. I only want one thing. One very simple thing. I want a return to an Ordinary World.
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