Friday, November 17, 2023, Is being miserable and "Dooms-day-ish" addictive? One could argue that, yes, any personality trait (happiness, nervousness, anger, kindness, etc.), can quickly and subconsciously become habit, then behavior, then ingrained personality. With the advent of social media, all sorts of subjective, and dooms-day-ish material gets flung around: The dollar is going to collapse soon.... Food production is going to stop.... Start prepping for the worst.... The water is all going to dry up.... There's something "superior" and delicious about telling everyone else that the end is nigh. In reality, I hope that most people don't fear that we're living in the "end of days" despite the 24/7 "news" cycles that are constantly at our fingertips, and the 24/7 social media scroll that's also at our fingertips. In reality, one could say that we're living in the best of times, and the worst of times (to quote Mr. Dickens...
For the past decade I've had a yoga practice that has helped to shape and form me as a person. I hope you find this blog engaging and enriching, and use it to help shape your mind and body. Namaste