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excellent piece on social media and your thoughts

if you're into meditation, you'll probably enjoy this piece a lot.
if you're not into it, or you plan on responding below in a way that suggests you didn't read the article -- you'll appear somewhat as proof of what the article contends. but even if you don't meditate or even spend time on social media, you'll completely understand the weird physical feeling you get from a disturbing thought (a remembrance of a past embarrassment, for example), and the similar feeling you get when you are hit with a tweet (or whatever) that irks you.

the analogy fits: the feelings arising from thinking a troubling thought are almost no different than the feelings arising from reading an upsetting tweet.
the conclusion is to operate social media the same way you monitor your own thoughts - which is to examine what the thought might actually be, and then disarm and discard it. which is what one does often in meditation.

https://www.thefire.org/twitter-as-meditative-practice-why-buddhism-is-true-by-robert-wright-wins-this-months-book-award/

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Mark has officially put in a request for a Yule log.
Calling all bakers—does anyone have a TRULY foolproof recipe? And I mean foolproof-foolproof. 😅

I’ll be choosing one brave (and lucky) recipe to attempt this weekend before the kids arrive.
The winner gets eternal gratitude… and Gutfeld! merch as a bonus prize!

Help me avoid a holiday baking disaster.😬

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I'm not getting my hopes up, Kat has been fighting the giardia since October at least, but I think I see improvement.
Her 💩 looks a bit better.
It look like she has gained back a little weight in her face and she seems more content.
Could we finally be back on the healthy road? Gosh knows I have said enough prayers.
I never pray for myself. I always pray for others. Except this time.
And hey Martha, that's not how it works.
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