https://open.substack.com/pub/billhulet/p/faith-and-mind-fasting?r=4ot1q2&showWelcomeOnShare=true
If people reject the idea of faith, perhaps they would benefit from the Daoist idea of "mind fasting".
Interesting read.
I have my own atheist reading of prayer but in the use of making things happen and not trusting that god will make things right.
I have worked to remove the endless feeds from my life for a while by removing my access to algorithmic based social medias and then segregating my feeds.
This one is my time killer feed. I learn about things related to my hobbies like tech, philosophy, TV shows, etc. it's just something to look at while I wait for a bus or a friend.
But I'm still an obnoxious lefty so I spend some time every few days on my lefty feed just seeing what things I should be aware of. Maybe I can't change them, but knowing federal plans and then talking to my channels locally let's me know if there's anything I can do (join a protest, donate funds, volunteer, etc).
I struggled for a long time with the guilt of knowing about the global suffering and being helpless. Focusing on my self first to make sure I was the best version of me and then not expanding past what's local to me has I think quelled that guilt.