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Avalux

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6. A very good post. If I may.....
Thu Aug 14, 2014, 11:55 AM
Aug 2014

Did you ever wonder.....why.....with billions of people on the planet, we only ever hear about and spend way too much time obsessing over the bad actions of a very tiny percentage of them? What if there was a vehicle like the NEWS that only gave us good news? What if we diverted our attention, and chose to mostly focus on and celebrate the good? Would the bad fade into nonexistence?

I would like to think so.

I've just been realizing lately that even the news we consider to be objective and factual is mostly negative, and with the advent of the 24 hour news cycle and the internet, we really do obsess over every little detail which keeps us in a place of anxiousness and yes, even fear. I'm not saying we need to ignore it, but once we know, move on and live our lives the best way we can, personally connecting with others in a positive way.

Carter's quote and your post resonated with me today.

Rain [View all] H2O Man Aug 2014 OP
You are a beautiful writer, my friend. longship Aug 2014 #1
Well, thank you! H2O Man Aug 2014 #3
At times like this I listen to opera. longship Aug 2014 #7
That's good. H2O Man Aug 2014 #20
K&R brer cat Aug 2014 #2
Thank you! H2O Man Aug 2014 #4
+1 woofless Aug 2014 #9
I'll second that. Definitely one of DU's best. sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #21
K&R redqueen Aug 2014 #5
A very good post. If I may..... Avalux Aug 2014 #6
Good question. H2O Man Aug 2014 #10
Yeh. Good post, thanks. Zorra Aug 2014 #8
Thank you! H2O Man Aug 2014 #11
Excellent post, my dear H20 Man! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2014 #12
Thank you! H2O Man Aug 2014 #14
K&R... The people who love outnumber the people who hate SomethingFishy Aug 2014 #13
Very important point! H2O Man Aug 2014 #16
Interesting, I had never thought of that, that we are the only species that hates. sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #23
Magnificent malaise Aug 2014 #15
And thank you! H2O Man Aug 2014 #17
I was close last year - in Binghamton malaise Aug 2014 #18
A half-hour away! H2O Man Aug 2014 #19
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #22
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