Throughout my elementary school year’s I had a bed time of 10:00 p.m. so I would always have plenty of sleep for the next day. In the morning, I would get ready and my mom would drive me to school. I didn’t watch the news morning, day, or night. Once I was in junior high school I was able to stay up later and usually caught the news with my parents being I didn’t have much influence of the television station because it was always two against one! It was a depressing way to end each day to think of all the negative things that happened. These biased stations would hype up the details for dramatic effect and tug on the heart strings for emotional reactions. These news shows would make my parents and other friends upset most of the time because of an opinionated story that challenged their principles or more simply their positive attitude toward life. Maybe it was political candidates, maybe it was job risks, or maybe it was a crime close to home; no matter what it was it initiated feelings of anger, sadness, or fear.
By the time I was high school, and I still practice this now, I don’t watch the news. Instead of mindlessly watching the news with my parents, I decide to leave and avoid it. I would prefer a lack of opinion on current events to avoid unhealthy or unnecessary feelings toward biased media. I realized that this may be a dramatic reaction, because it is important to know what is going on in the world to interact with other people and understand how our world is changing, but I am still a productive member of society without the thirty minutes of depressing news each day.
Is it possible to avoid everything negative? No, I don’t think so. So, should I just suck it up and watch the news so I know what is going on in the world? Not going to happen.
I believe opinions are created through multiple incidences and people throughout your history. My grandma is my other historical influence. Every time I was with her, she had a radiant positive attitude about life. She loved learning new things and traveling to different places; most of all she loved learning about what was happening with me! She had such a carefree outlook and taught me how to be the same way.
My opinions and goals in life are to have a positive attitude, love life, and enjoy this world! If avoiding the news is one way I can enhance my positive image of this world and defeat my negative thoughts, I am all in. I might be a little more naive living in this world, but in my opinion I am a little happier too.
For your personal enjoyment...
Don't Worry, Be Happy
Performed by Bobby McFerrin
Here is a little song I wrote
You might want to sing it note for note
Don't worry be happy
In every life we have some trouble
When you worry you make it double
Don't worry, be happy......
Ain't got no place to lay your head
Somebody came and took your bed
Don't worry, be happy
The land lord say your rent is late
He may have to litigate
Don't worry, be happy
Lood at me I am happy
Don't worry, be happy
Here I give you my phone number
When you worry call me
I make you happy
Don't worry, be happy
Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style
Ain't got not girl to make you smile
But don't worry be happy
Cause when you worry
Your face will frown
And that will bring everybody down
So don't worry, be happy (now).....
There is this little song I wrote
I hope you learn it note for note
Like good little children
Don't worry, be happy
Listen to what I say
In your life expect some trouble
But when you worry
You make it double
Don't worry, be happy......
Don't worry don't do it, be happy
Put a smile on your face
Don't bring everybody down like this
Don't worry, it will soon past
Whatever it is
Don't worry, be happy
I really like your post and your point of view. I have similar experience as you had, and I also tried once not to hear about some news that will have negative effect on my feeling. However, even though we try to avoid all the negative things, they will still appear in my life. So I decided to face them by trying to see how these negative things are going to help me learn something, because I believe that everything happening in our lives can teach us at least one thing. Yes, we should be happy! Don't worry, be happy, good song!
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