Unless you live in a very remote area and are essentially off the grid, you know that our world is facing at least two major challenges—climate change and political corruption.  But before you stop reading because you think I’m going to get political (I’m not) and/or tell yourself neither of those have anything to do with you, I beg to differ. I do agree it is tempting to just pretend everything is just fine, or distract ourselves into believing those issues are someone else’s problem. However, I don’t think that’s the SMART approach. That’s because it is obvious to me that the people and the world around us have a significant influence on our wellbeing, our health and particularly our future.  So regardless of what country you live in or what side of the fence (wall) you happen to be on, you and the people you care about are being touched by world events.  What do we do?  I believe there are three things we all can do to stay sane, relatively happy and hopeful in the days ahead.

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