helen on Nostr: politics riles me up. the moment i see a post in support of a specific politician or ...

politics riles me up. the moment i see a post in support of a specific politician or a specific narrative, it gets me going.

this is my problem.
i am working to be more understanding and more accepting.

everyone is free to buy into whomever and whatever makes them shake. freedom is also freedom of thought. my opinion of your opinion is not one that needs to see daylight or a biological stress response.

this is my problem.
i am working to be more understanding and more accepting.

even as i type this, a little voice narrates a different message of ignorance and laziness.
i do not need this fight. political arguments are an almost immediate activation of ego and identity. i do not need to provoke this. i do not need to feed this monster.

i need to be more understanding and more accepting.
and in this effort, my reactions will become less severe and i can swim more often in equanimity.