It's Bad News

                                                                                                                                                       

Every day I look at a newspaper.

Everyday I see the news.

Everyday it's always the same  story....   

                                                                                               

It's. Bad. News.

Sometimes it's shockingly upsetting, and sometimes we're shocked with anger.

Is our world becoming the pits to live in, or is it that because of technology...we just hear about more stuff?

We could blame the press, but they are doing their job (OK, some of them badly), we could blame a number of things that causes the stories, like:

- Alcohol

-Drugs

-Religion

-Race
-Greed
-Jealousy
-Hate
......actually, let's just stop there.

But what if we are to blame - for the effects it has on us?. Yep you and I.
What if we take in too much, absorb it, hold onto it , and then become part of the downward spiral ourselves? Isn't it possible that we make ourselves unhappy as a result of being emotionally involved with the world? And then we spread it (unknowingly).


I love technology(ok, I'm no boff).
But if using it gives us access to more bad news, shouldn't we be regulating ourselves?
After all, we can't stop the technology machine . But we can limit ourselves to how much 'bad stuff' (including 'celebrity' news) we consume can't we?


You know what I think is really the bad news? How much we all now- in some shape or form- need help because we can't stop looking at news. Traditional , or otherwise (twitter, facebook, texting - yep even blogging!). More people are struggling to cope with their lives than ever before. Stress, pressure, lack of confidence, feeling inadequate, etc, etc


Our world is actually a fab place to be (I don't fancy the look of Mars), and yes, sadly there is awful stuff happening every day, but in order to help others, we need to help ourselves first.

We can do that by looking for what might be good news - there's plenty of it out there, and becoming a stronger, more positive influence on people's lives. That's when we can really help others.

Switch your conversation to talking about good stuff (acknowledge the bad - but don't labour on it - it will drag you down.).

Make yourself someone who is damn good to be around, not someone who is themselves, Bad News.

Just my opinion of course.

Amana
Straightforward, straight talking coach.


http://www.amanawalker.com/