Wow! Thank you for this! It's starting to make more sense. When I wrote the question, I was thinking more about the outer world how we are constantly being bombarded with fear through news, social media, etc What can we do about it so that we don't succumb to it? But I see what you are saying: negative news and social media work so well because everyone, or at least most people, have unprocessed fears inside. The answer is to go within. When we face and process our own fears within, the outer world becomes less fearful and more transparent. You begin to see things more objectively and don't get lost in fear. I like what you said about animals. It made me think of something. I have two dogs, and one of them hates when we have to take her for her grooming appointment. (We tried every groomer near us, and it's always the same thing) Afterward, she runs full speed around the house nonstop for 10 minutes, going crazy. At least I thought she was going crazy, but now I see she is releasing the stress. As you said, Animals don't hold onto stress; they release it immediately and physically by shaking or moving their bodies to let go of the stressful energy. I always had trouble releasing stored energy. I do Yoga and have tried grounding before, even gardening barefoot, which helps a lot, although I've never tried it next to a tree. I will take your advice and see if that helps. I can see the power in it. I never really felt that I was releasing stored energy. A few days ago, a video showed up on my YouTube feed. It's African Healing Music, natural tribal sounds. As I started listening, the tears started and didn't stop. I wanted to share it in case it can help someone else too. https://www.youtube.com/@WorldMusicOneSound/videos