Focus On the Right Things

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Are you concentrating on the issues that truly matter? Or rehashing trivial controversies?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Take a moment before answering; consider the nonsense over which some folks have expended so much energy lately (refer back to this</span> <a href= "https://www.pauseontheplay.com/potp/ep103"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">recent conversation</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">for a prime example). These decoy “debates” flood social feeds and shift focus away from the issues that continue to put Black and Brown bodies in literal danger. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this solo conversation, Erica returns with guidance to help you combat the lure of Trojan horse outrages and return your awareness to the right things. </span></p> <p><strong>In this discussion:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recognizing the harm caused by media distractions</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Cutting through the noise to get at what’s really going on</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Acknowledging feelings of discomfort and fear</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Returning attention to the issues that matter</span></li> </ul> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> ***</span></p> <p>Visit the website for the full articles at <a href= "https://www.pauseontheplay.com/show">https://www.pauseontheplay.com/show</a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Keep The Dialogue Going</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Need s