The World is Heavy…

Typically, I try to limit my screen time because the eternal "doom scrolling" I invariably end up entangled in feels both overstimulating and annoying at the same time.

I also try to limit my exposure to politics in the news because that also feels both overstimulating and annoying at the same time.

Over the years, I've had quite a few friends who claim that they're not part of the political process or don't even vote because they feel like their voice doesn't make a difference, anyway. The part of me who feels civically responsible gets annoyed by it, while a different part of me can't really say that I blame them.

Sometimes, you do have to wonder. Is this all just a show we're watching unfold where the deeper and darker truth is that the outcome has already been decided, ahead of time?

I can certainly understand how some people would feel despondent about it all. 

I'm going to stay clear of political commentary because this is not a blog about politics, even though none of us can really hope to remain completely untouched by the effects of what is going on in the world. The only thing I have to say about it all is that we more or less "force" people to retire when they reach about age 70, so I believe — by the same measure — that you should not be able to run for higher elected offices if you're going to be 72 or older at the time you start office.

Otherwise, I'm just going to leave it at the world feels heavy these days. And I don't really know what I or anyone else could do to make it feel lighter.