I made a conscious decision (my unconscious ones suck) to stop watching the news several years ago.

I found that in my quest to be informed, I had to navigate the rapids of negativity in the form of

The latest murders, rapes, bankruptcies and scandals

Which country was flexing their diplomatic muscles

Etc, etc

As a former newsaholic, I would watch the news first thing in the morning and again in the evening.

I found that the only thing that I gained from this experience was the ability to start and end my day with mucho negativity.

Not overly bright on my part!

You see, they get paid to be negative . . . I don’t.

And when I go out to conquer the world on a negative note . . .

I’ve lost my body armor!

So that means . . .

My ability to handle rejection, deal with people who might not be overly friendly and even more importantly . . .

My ability to be positive and make it contagious . . .

Has been diminished.

Don’t get me wrong, I stay informed.

But I do it on my terms.

Each day, I scan the headlines on my homepage and decide which ones I want to know about.

And I get to do it without having to listen to all the other negative stuff.

Peace!

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