Just a little one.

You’ve been really good since the election. You’ve been keeping up with all of the chaos. You’ve been keeping up with the news and the podcasts. You’ve been keeping an eye on the actions of DOGE and the appointed officials. Watching the budget hearings. Listening to Booker’s “filibuster”, for lack of a better word.

Every morning I wake up and while I’m having my tea and chocolate bar for breakfast I listen to a few political podcasts. It’s my way of keeping up, without owning a television or listening to mainstream news.

But every few mornings, like this morning, I make it a point to listen to or watch a few videos or podcasts that have nothing to do with politics. They might have something to do with photography, or landscape, or vanlife. And it is so soothing to not listen to the vitriol or the fear or the anger that comes from folks who only talk about politics day in and day out.

I highly recommend taking a day every week and to not listen to anything political. To not allow the toxicity of our world enter your room. To create your sanctuary. To allow yourself to be peaceful and present within your day.

To just be.