In this week’s Good Stuff Letter: finding balance in troubled times…

Hi friends,

I don’t know about you, but I kind of freaked out this week when I heard that “the lungs of the planet” —the rainforests of the Amazon — are burning. The news and social media made it sound like planet earth apocalypse was upon us.

Reading further, though, it turns out the situation is hardly apocalpytic—yet. It’s bad. Very bad. This record year for Amazon fires reflects forest preservation policy reversal by the new, extreme right president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, which clearly puts the Amazon and the planet at threat in the too near future. But it’s not the end of the world, at least right this minute.

You can find links to some good articles below, but right now I don’t actually want to talk about the Amazon rainforests.

I want to talk about perceptions and emotions in these troubled times—and how to maintain some kind of balanced perspective.

Links to Stuff I Love on the Internet—and Beyond

Welcome to Issue #2 of my Good Stuff Letter. You can find back issues here.

In the mornings when I was in grade school, I would head first thing to the kitchen where on a good day Frosted Flakes or Captain Crunch or Coco Krispies would be sitting out on the counter—or maybe Cheerios or Cornflakes.

No matter, really. I’d pull out the whole milk, grab a bowl and a spoon on my way to the kitchen table, and then I’d sit down, eat, and read every inch of the cereal box.

LINKS TO STUFF I LOVE ON THE INTERNET—AND BEYOND

Welcome to Issue #1 of my Good Stuff Letter! On most Saturdays I’m sharing the things I’ve read, watched, listened to—and loved —that week.

I’m a bit obsessive as a reader and consumer of content, and people around me notice that I’m constantly sharing the gems with them.