Every time you react, you attach. You attach to the feeling, the energy, and the very ideas you’re reacting to. In doing so, you allow the world and its noise to leave a residue on you. Taking the world personally invites it into your psyche without a filter, letting its projections build up over time. Eventually, it becomes difficult to discern what these attachments are, where they’ve come from, and why you’re even holding onto them.

To stop taking on the world and its noise, you must learn the art of detachment. Become lovingly detached from what is not yours. Detachment isn’t coldness or a lack of kindness. It’s creating space between you and whatever comes at you, so you can decide—clearly and intentionally—whether it’s worth your energy.

Most of the time, it’s not. It’s not yours. Your drama, reactivity, or alignment with someone else’s tragedies won’t change their circumstances.

Instead, do the work of aligning with your own inner landscape. Cultivate the richness within yourself so you can engage with life from a place of healthy detachment. This allows you to hold space for others while honoring their sovereignty to walk their own path.