Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Quiet and Tumult
I have friends who have decided to withdraw from engaging with the news of late. They aren't reading the paper or web sites, they aren't talking about politics. They are letting the chaos of administration change play out without them.
It's a choice I respect, though I am not making that same choice. The truth is that the election is behind us, and there are limits to what any one person can do to influence the course of human events in this moment. And for many, it is a choice to preserve mental health.
I do hope that many others choose otherwise--that they stay plugged in and engaged and hopeful to some degree about what can come next. Some of what people fear will never materialize, and others will be slow to develop. There is good work to be done, by people on every side of things. Our country works best when there is dialogue and interplay between competing forces and if we lose that we will lose it all.
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Personally I took a broad but not total news break during November and December for my mental health. I still read HCR everyday during that time and listened to a little NPR. The weekly Al Franken podcast is a must. But mostly we listen to the local jazz station and are better for it.
l am easing back in to news because I need to know what the... the FF is up to. (FF = 1st felon). I am now following some people on SubStack. In the end my mental health is a priority and if it means forgoing some news then I will do so.
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l am easing back in to news because I need to know what the... the FF is up to. (FF = 1st felon). I am now following some people on SubStack. In the end my mental health is a priority and if it means forgoing some news then I will do so.
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