Raymund Tamayo

by Raymund Tamayo I sat down to eat lunch, and suddenly, I felt really anxious. My heart was racing, I felt nervous, and I didn’t know why. It caught me by surprise. So I stopped and asked myself: “What’s going on?” I checked if I was stressed about anything—like work, bills, or problems in life. But none of those were the reason. Then I realized something: I had been watching a TV show. Not even a new one—just something I had started again. It was a great show—smart, well-acted, and well-made. But it was also very heavy and intense. Without knowing it, the feeling from that show stayed with me. It made me feel uneasy. So I stopped watching it. That moment reminded me of something I’ve been trying to do for years: Be careful about what I let into my heart and mind. Just like food affects our body, the things we watch, listen to, read, and the people we spend time with—they affect our mind. Some things give us energy. Some things slowly take it away. And sometimes, we don’t even notice ...