I feel like there is one of those old timey lawyer scales in my head and I waffle between feeling positive and negative from day to day. The individual "weights" get added throughout the day. I have a happy marriage and three healthy kids, that's a positive weight. Oh no, one of the kids looks like he might have a medical condition, negative weight. My daughter loves soccer and is excelling at it, positive weight. Goddam air conditioner is going to cost me $5k, negative weight. The goes on with both minor and major things.
I actively try to think positively, but tbh, the Russia business and climate change really gets me anxious when I think of my kids' futures (and all kids' futures). I try reminding myself that the World is in a better place compared to any point in history, but the nagging thought of climate catastrophe and mad men with nukes sometimes tips the scale and bottoms out and it is tough to rebalance.
Sometimes shooting the #### on CP helps, like that ridiculous dog thread. Need more of those.
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