As our world crumbles, and a handful of parasitic jackals (and their errand-boys and useful idiots) set the world on fire in attempt to retain undeserved power, life can become profoundly *draining*.

For what it’s worth - remember that *you* are in control of your inputs.
(1)

Remember that, at any time, you can simply shut out these informational inputs designed to grind the human spirit to dust.

Am I suggesting that not paying any attention to the world is the ideal?
Absolutely not. As with so much else, a balance seems best:

Take in enough
(2)

to have some firm understanding of what’s going on, while making certain you don’t lose yourself in hundreds of redundant examples of the darkness we’re facing. There’s nothing to be gained from swimming in infuriating and demoralizing material -
(3)

informing yourself without destroying yourself is the challenge of our age.

I believe our role is to take in just enough context in these regards to best orient ourselves and our actions - no more, no less - and then seek out beauty and health, as heart/soul palette cleanser
(4)

Friends or family, immersion in nature and the natural world, humor and wit, good music or good company, some fulfilling productive endeavor.. whatever works best for you, to maintain that sense of balance.

Rising above the sickness and petty smallness, *be* its antipode.
(5)