With all the constant bombardment of urgent commentaries and loud talking heads, it is easy to almost drown in verbiage, noise and exhaustion. It will only increase as we move into the chaos of the domestic changing of the guard, too many opinions and anything else that can capture your attention. It is seductive as it sucks you into the latest and sensational sound bite. The whole thing borders on lunacy. People really take the fake and farcical as reality.

We are now in the eye of the storm. Things seem almost normal in their distractions. We may not realize how much energy we have given to the bombardment. We tune in to escape and to self-medicate ourselves. We might focus on more work or other activities that bring us routine. This is well and good but we don’t really focus on the slipping away of the health of our …