What The Heck Is Going on With The World?
What The Heck Is Going on With The World?
A familiar framework for neutrality, potential, and awakening - without losing your shit.
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I titled this in jest.
It has been a busy month, and I was out of town for a stretch of time, yet still, I still found myself having many conversations about the state of the world, what’s going on with current events, and how we might navigate the uncertainty and wild times we are experiencing.
Often people want to know where I stand on topics surrounding RFK Jr, Trump, Kamala, Israel, the state of Canada or the WHO pandemic treaty…
In most cases, people are looking for a certain answer. But the truth is, there is no certain answer I can provide, nor can anyone.
Instead, what is best now is the honest and true ability to make sense on a deep level that includes many layers of our being.
Within that includes accepting we cannot know for sure and that we are partly along for the ride! (Which is meant to be enjoyed by the way.)
I don’t have much time to write these days, but I can produce much more content if I talk to an inanimate electronic device (camera) and send it off to you when I’m done. So I did just that.
Below are some thoughts on how we might choose to orient to the current state of the world in a wise way. Allowing ourselves to know, make sense, explore, be open, find peace, and engage without losing our minds or hearts.
Would love to hear your thoughts in the comments :)
My thoughts: sorry, I hardly ever watch videos. Why? For one: in a small apartment the only way to do so is with headphones or I annoy my partner with the sound from the video. I don't like headphones for long.
The second reason is that I usually have plenty to keep me occupied and interested, mostly things I read in my spare time. With a written article I can skip sections I find uninteresting or which contain facts I already know. Not so in a video!
Thirdly, I find that I retain information better and for longer if I have read it. For example, I'm hopeless with so-called "instruction videos", like for solving mechanical or computer problems. I remember maybe three steps and then have to go back and look for step number four.
Lastly, don't take this personal [!!], a lot of people have the tendency to waffle on before they get a point across. The result: videos quickly bore me!
Indications of my dislike of video or film: since 2012 I don't own a television. And several months ago I decided to block the data access for my YouTube app because it only annoyed me. I very occasionally watch travel videos from overlanders, who mostly I know personally. But that's it.
Loved this, great to see you back on video too. I read many comment sections on articles and videos. Almost always it's pessimism or polarizing. It has become cultural I think. I do wish CE had more influence like in the past. We need you guys right now. ❤