My Top Ten Mantras to Cope with All the Craziness in our World

(The 2023 “Hollywood Edition”)

Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash

I’ve been thinking about how I am going to handle the stress of current terrible, awful, and mostly devastating news that comes into our homes either the old-fashioned way — “the Evening News” or the modern, bombard-you-constantly version called innocuously the “Social Media.” So, I offer a few time-tested mantras to help my readers reach some peace –or at least give them a chant that they can repeat when things climb to a maddening zenith. Pick the one that best applies to your sensibilities.

#1. “I’m as mad as hell and I am not gonna take it anymore!” (Screaming, preferably out a window)

#2. “You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth!”(It’s a rhetorical question, really)

#3. “Let’s just look on the bright side of life.”(Sing it while hanging around waiting for something big to happen)

#4. “The problems of three little people don’t add up to a hill of beans in this crazy world.”(Always good for use at airports)

#5. “Are you crying? Are you crying? There’s no crying in _________” (fill in the blank) (Nothing like sports to reduce your level of anxiety)

#6. “Frankly, ____________, I don’t give a damn.” (another fill in the blank.)…