The other day I was talking to a college friend and we were discussing how crazy everything in our nation is right now. Our financial systems and industries are crumbling while we are in a war none the less! We've all lost amazing amounts of money in real estate and just when we think things are getting better, we are on the verge of a pandemic flu. It's doubtful at this point that there is not one business or person in our nation that hasn't been touched in some way by what's going on here. Is this really all happening at once?
Let's think about it. Do we let the news and articles we read affect how we direct our lives? If someone reports that a stock is a bad investment, would you by it? Are we all in lock-down because of the potential risk of a flu bug that's barely made a mark here yet? If other nation's (China and Japan) are quarantining Mexican Nationals, what's keeping us from shutting the border's here in the US? Where is the call to action for the national guard to line the border's to make sure no 'sick' individuals are slipping through? If it's as serious as the media projects, why aren't these things happening now?
How do we know if those reporting are credible or if they just have an 'agenda' of their own? It's hard to say if the messages we receive are truly without bias, prejudice, or are sexed up to some degree for the sake of some benefactor or maybe they just want to make news more interesting! Less face it, who would listen if it wasn't somewhat interesting, but the challenge for us all is determine if what we are told is totally true or not.
It's hard for us all to be positive in a world that seems to be spilling so much fear, doubt, and uncertainty into our lives daily. I avoid listening to the news when at all possible! It's a challenge but we have to put our trust in what we believe and know that historically we've been here before and we will come out of this! We need a new dawn and rebirth in our nation! It's going to take some ingenuity to get there and several bright minds to make it happen. God has a plan and I hope those bright minds disclose themselves soon!
On a lighter note, the one thing I've learned in life, is that we have to see the forest through the trees. The big picture tells us that regardless of what goes on in the world, we can all enjoy the small things right now in our lives! Love, happiness, provision, community, fellowship, relationships, faith, these are the things that center who we are and what mind frame we take to direct our lives.
Here's an excellent distraction that helped me be back away from the media trap. Last night, Cooper was quietly playing with his cars while I was indulging in some Desperate Housewives. He drove his Spiderman car across the couch making puttering noises as he went. I looked up fully expecting to see Spidey in his rightful drivers seat and to my shock and delight, the EASTER BUNNY had car jacked his car! Does anyone else see the hilarity in this!?
We live in a world where we are influenced by all that is external. However, the brightest spot in our lives can be the humor of an act, impulse of the mind, or the simply the appreciation of what we have!
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