There's no doubt about it, we are literally being bombarded with information today in this new technological era. We get up to the minute news on our radio, TV, or computer of events as they are actually happening around the globe. Unfortunately, what is happening for the most part is a series of extremely negative events, or at least that's what makes the news these days, the negative, horrific, terrible and tragic events which take place around the globe daily. Then we go on our computers and through so-called social media, we're exposed to a whole lot more bad news.
Then of course, when you sit down with colleagues at work for a coffee break, everyone starts to recall and discuss the various negative events which took place over the last twenty four hour period. Later we go to lunch and the same regurgitation of a diet of bad news, of 'Doom & Gloom' is on the menu. "Did you hear about that deadly plane crash?", "That was terrible automobile accident on the highway", "I see that everyone is in trouble again with talk of devaluation of the dollar", "There's been an outbreak of bird flu again in The Far East", etc., etc. These are the kinds of conversations which seem to permeate society today, particularly at the dinner table. No wonder so many people appear to have indigestion with that type of constant mental diet.
My Friend, will you please take note of the instructions given in today's title and thus 'Don't Wallow In 'Doom & Gloom''. But how do I do this D. Paul when it's all around me? Make a decision not to participate! Firstly, choose your friends very carefully so that they are positive, upbeat people; secondly, make a conscious decision not to focus on the negative, and finally thirdly, limit your intake of negative news and instead focus on the many positive events which are also taking place every day in our world.
Think about it!
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