I have written a lot about my personal and ongoing exploration of my relationship to media and the news. In particular, I have shared what I came to call a News Out—a conscious choice to take a mindful retreat from the daily surge of news flowing through my email, social media feeds, and news websites. That News Out experiment has become a basic practice of mine—a practice that I revisit regularly.
This week I have been doing something different. It’s closer to a mindful News In at what I consider (and I don’t think I am alone) a historic moment for our democracy and the judicial system. At such times as this, I have learned how essential it is to witness the moments first hand as they unfold. The remarkable thing is that I can. This is the Internet at its best. [Read more…] about This is the internet at its best
