“We must give up many things to which we are addicted, considering them to be good. Otherwise,  courage will vanish, which should continually test itself. Greatness of soul will be lost, which can’t stand out unless it disdains as petty what the mob regards as most desirable. Seneca, Moral Letters, 74.12b-13

The ability to abstain that which takes our time and is a harness we strap on each day. My habit now of each day of seeing what is new in this Trump nightmare. I can feel my stomach twist as I read. I have cut out TV news all together. I listen to NPR still but not as much as I did. I need to bring this under my control of my emotions. I need to stay abreast of what is happening and keep the long view of the end. Hold on to my greatness of soul.