I have mixed feelings regarding watching the news lately, even on PBS. Listening to the reports of all the negativity and craziness going on in the world can and does hurt us whether we realize it or not. So what to do? I don’t want to be completely cut off from what’s happening in the world; so the only thing to do is go on a news diet! Cut down on how much negativity you allow into your mental diet. Maybe just watch once or twice a week – find your own number that suits you, but do cut down. There are many positive and wonderful things going on in our world but they rarely get reported. I watch my news on YouTube so I’m able to skip parts of news stories that are just expounding further on details of the violence, the wars, etc. I don’t feel I’m missing much once I get the gist of the news account, as the same madness seems to go on day after day, year after year. I do look for news on the climate and global warming, even though negative I feel I want to know what’s happening and where. If there is any good news in science, health, education, culture, etc., to me that is worth watching. When will the world grow up and become functional and peaceful? Perhaps when each individual works on becoming functional and peaceful!

Check out my spiritual poetry podcasts on YouTube at:

Part 1: https://youtu.be/Jo1K1w6Y-1w

Part 2: https://youtu.be/8rcDeO26kn4