I hope this blog post finds you and brings you joy, insight, and/or action steps for defeating the Diabolical Forces in the Universe (DFUs).
Recently, I was thinking about GRIEVANCE and how toxic and addictive it is for some people. It's toxic, because when you hold onto grievance, you give up all your power to whomever or whatever it is you are aggrieved about (people, institutions, situations, etc.). Then once you are in this powerless cycle of grievance, you become addicted to resolving it...but it can never be resolved because you have no control over the things you are aggrieved about. So, you're stuck.
As I have reiterated many times in the blog, social and mainstream media (SMSM) is the portal to grievance addiction. It gives you the illusion of control, without any actual control. For example, someone sees a social media post about something they are aggrieved at...so they leave a comment...and that FEELS like action, but it is actually nothing at all. No one cares. No one is influenced. Everyone actually becomes MORE aggrieved, often at the person who commented. See how that leads to exponential toxicity? Or you watch the mainstream media and the newscasters expose some horrible grievance about a well known celebrity...and you think "well, I'm glad that was exposed, because surely someone somewhere will have to do something about that." But...NOPE. Nothing changes. No one does anything. And you've just added hopelessness and frustration to your grievance grab bag.
The solution, of course, is at once simple and counterintuitive: abstain from all SMSM. If you literally can't do anything to solve your grievances, you can at least refuse to let them into your life. I took this approach and my life is AWESOME, with minimal grievance. I got up this morning at a leisurely pace, had an enjoyable cup of coffee, took the dogs out for their walks, and ate a tasty breakfast scramble. I'm about to finish up this blog post, and then exercise for an hour on the Peloton trainer, before Deborah and I take care of a few household chores (arguably grievances, by definition, but very actionable ones).
I realize I can only lead the proverbial horse to water...but if you boycott SMSM for two weeks and don't see an immediate benefit to your mental, physical, and spiritual well being, leave a comment below. Of course, no one is going to leave a comment below for two main reasons: 1. If anyone is successful at abstaining from SMSM for two entire weeks (or even two days), they will see the benefits and 2. Most people will not be able to abstain from SMSM for two weeks (or even two days), because they are already completely addicted to it (the main source of grievance in their lives).
Also, please note, the AI Algorithms are not fond of my philosophy, for obvious reasons. This post is likely to be buried deep in the ether and not be seen by anyone. For that, I am truly sorry. Because this post is the key to freeing yourself from grievance and living a happy, hopeful, high potency life.
Fin.
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