Welcome to another episode of the Mark Gross podcast. I wanted to record a quick audio message to you,

a micro dose of hope in these times when we are inundated with news and negativity and war and fuel

shortages and potential lockdowns and the fear of viruses and money and all the things that are very real to our human existence,

I really recognize one, how important it is that you decide the information that you consume

that goes into your mind which shapes your thoughts and your beliefs because if you do not

curate what you consume, it will consume you.

It will change how you see the world.

It will frame and shape the way you treat other people.

It will capture you by ideologies.

And it will get you firmly implanted in a tribe that believes itself to be the best and the other

to be the cause of all the human suffering. And there may be truth to that. There may be true

to your fears. There may be true to all of it. But the moment that we put the device down,

the news down, and we go look outside at a tree or in the forest or in the

desert or in your yard or in a community center or in a coffee shop. We are reminded of the beauty

of humanity and the beauty of nature and none of the rest of it even exists in that moment.

And that's why the curation of your experience is, it's never been more important.

It has never been more important to protect your peace.

It has never been more important to decide what kind of news you're going to consume.

And if that starts to steal your hope, you put it down.

I cannot emphasize this enough.

If you feel like shit, it's based on what you consume, both food and information and relationships.

What kind of people are you surrounding yourself with? Are they always

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