I Read the News Today, OH BOY!

I have been enjoying Alan Cohen’s book “A DEEP BREATHE OF LIFE” for around 10+ years. I love the daily messages that offer inspiration. Here is today, July 11th!!!! As I read it I realize a couple of things I have learned to fill my mind with positive things in life…. which saves me from the NEGATIVE VIBES of the world.

I do not watch the News or read the newspaper…especially at the beginning of my day and before I go to bed!

I can’t always believe what I read or even see….so I follow my intuition, my GUT and live a life of congruence and alignment.

JULY 11th

A radio commentator noted that the news we generally receive through the media is “a proctological view of life.” What is presented as the news is a carefully distilled entree of mayhem, culled for commercial ‘saleability’, playing on base fears and sensationalism. Much of the news we receive is not honest, for it is not an accurate reflection of the truth. While the media lets us know that a rape occurs every five minutes, it does not tell us how many acts of kindness occurred in that time. We rarely receive statistics on how many children were brought into the world with delight and appreciation, how many teachers told their students, “You are destined for greatness” how many athletes dug into themselves for the stamina to complete their jogging, how many creditors extended extra grace to their overdue accounts; how many drivers slowed down to allow cars from a side street into the lineup on a main thoroughfare; or how many times anyone said, “I love you.” When the news reflects the whole of life, not just its sordid aspects, it will be honest, serviceful, and worthy of our attention.

If we wish to get more accurate news, we must withdraw our fascination from evil and reinvest it in peace. A San Francisco newspaper published two different versions of a day’s news, one with ta sensational headline about a murder, and the other with a more doesn’t banner about progress in peace talks. The sensational headline outsold the more mellow edition by four to one.

Invest in a better world by placing your attention on what works, rather than what doesn’t. Do not start or end your day by listening to newscasts. Celebrate all the good you hear about, and pray that we learn from our pain and suffering, rather than dwell on it. Make the news of the day better by shining the light of your consciousness on the good, the beautiful, and the true.

I’d love your thoughts on this message.Dave & Joy

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