Welcome back. This week's thoughts focus on our collective mental and emotional state. And perhaps a call for us all to shift our gaze. This past week, I heard some troubling news about men committing suicide. As well as a popular offgrid homesteader, who was attacked in her comment section because she chose to focus on her family and life here, instead of the war in the Middle East. She was responding to the many comments of people telling her she needed to be an activist. Her response drew ugly rebuttals. I completely understand her point and it caused these thoughts, "Is all this information good for us and our family?'... After you've listened, tell me what you think about all the chatter in the world. Tell how you deal with it all and how you have been feeling emotionally. So, are you ready? Come on, let's talk about it.