Rumors abound.
Topics include:
Elections
Rules
Vaccines
Bail outs
Finger pointing
Blame
To Keep Your Sanity when all about you seems beyond the pale:
- Consider the source: Is it reliable? Trustworthy? Truthful?
- Consider the proximity: Does it impact you?
- Consider the emotional load: Is the exploration going to cause stress and possible harm?
- Consider the immediacy: Can I wait until a pattern emerges?
Set your own threshold. How many “nos” do you need for the questions above in order to step away and
. . . LET IT GO!
What are your criteria for letting it go?
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Your slices always help me to reflect. Thanks for including the poem, too!
Sally, it was a quick post. Thinking about my #TCRWP writing homework that needs polish. Today I am wondering if I have “criteria” for every decision/task . . .?
With all that is going on these days it is easy to think with our emotions and not look at facts and sources. For me, a half hour of local news and a half hour of world news is enough. The questions you pose help put things in perspective.
Those 4 things to consider you suggested is very helpful guideline. My school just started up a new controversial topic to discuss this morning and I just asked myself those questions you provided. For most of them though, my answer was “I don’t know just yet”, so I just let it go for now. 🙂