You Need to Unplug

You need to unplug sometimes. Unplug from the internet once in a while to do yourself some good. Negativity reigns there and constant soaking in the negativity of protests, political idiocy and humans offing each other in various wars will taint your views and your health.

Unplug from Russia v Ukraine. Unplug from Israel v Iran. Unplug from “No Kings.” Unplug from calls about the end of Western Civilization. While you’re consuming “fear porn,” the birds are singing, rabbits are nibbling on someone’s vegetable garden, and the earth continues as it always has.

I appreciated a thing that seems to have gone away. I used to see “timeline cleanse” posts occasionally that featured someone’s pet or kid doing something cute or funny. You don’t see them so much anymore. But those things still happen. And if you don’t unplug, you may find yourself being manipulated by algorithms seeking to keep you stressed and tensed. Not a good constant state to be in.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Phillipians 4:6-7