Today I listened to and read the news, for the first time in a month. The brief sojourn didn’t appear detrimental to my mental health, and I believe the reason is consistency. We are what we repeatedly do, and think about, after all. Staying informed can be a semi-regular activity, one that isn’t solidified every hour of every day. I don’t know how I’ll stratify that, but I think that’s my new strategy.

Because instead of focusing on the negativity, we can return to awe; our ancestors saw the magic of reality because their lives were so hard, and we can view it too, without going back on technology, if we pause and ruminate. The breath, the weather changing, the feeling of intimacy and love… there is amazing universe all around us, all the time. We don’t have to stop trying to understand it, but we will enjoy it more if we appreciate it all.