Wow! My husband and I were just talking about this last night. A friend had texted me and attached a picture she had taken of her TV screen to share with me.. It was a picture of my brother on our local news. He's manager of a road safety program here in BC. My husband and I went online to replay the 6:00 news thinking we'd be able to see my brother's safety talk. We didn't see it, and later found out it had aired on the morning news. What we were shocked by was the headlines at the beginning of the news. Negative, negative, negative, and more negative. I was reminded why we don't watch the news very often. It was truly depressing. If anything worth knowing was happening in the world or closer to home, I am sure friends or family would call to share what was happening with me.I don't want to feel like I'm living under a rock, but being bombarded with negativity day in and day out would just be too much. I would much prefer to hear the good that is happening in the world. With five weeks and counting until we retire, my husband and I will definitely be keeping our news intake to a minimum as we begin this new and exciting chapter of our lives.
When i was in my 30s, I was having sleep issues. It was so bad that by the time I was 39, I slept 3-4 hrs a day. Really bad since I was full time military. I went to a therapist. I was advised to turn off my TV before sleeping. My sleep was affected by the negative TV programs- natural disasters, murder, etc. Once I turned off TV my sleep improved. When on UA-cam, I'm watching videos that have a calm, softness to it. How do I stay informed of world events - word of mouth, mainly at my job and the 30min news at noon. No all day or night time news.
While working, I used to turn on the news in the morning to catch the traffic and weather before heading out for the day. Upon retiring in June, I found myself turning on the news every morning and watching for longer periods of time out of habit. In the last few months, as I have been considering how I want to spend my time, I am choosing not to watch any news. I am so happy with that decision. If there is something I want to learn about, I seek out the appropriate sources. I am sure if there was something urgent happening, I would hear about it from friends and family. The question is: Does it fill you up? Does it serve you well?
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Wow! My husband and I were just talking about this last night. A friend had texted me and attached a picture she had taken of her TV screen to share with me.. It was a picture of my brother on our local news. He's manager of a road safety program here in BC. My husband and I went online to replay the 6:00 news thinking we'd be able to see my brother's safety talk. We didn't see it, and later found out it had aired on the morning news. What we were shocked by was the headlines at the beginning of the news. Negative, negative, negative, and more negative. I was reminded why we don't watch the news very often. It was truly depressing. If anything worth knowing was happening in the world or closer to home, I am sure friends or family would call to share what was happening with me.I don't want to feel like I'm living under a rock, but being bombarded with negativity day in and day out would just be too much. I would much prefer to hear the good that is happening in the world. With five weeks and counting until we retire, my husband and I will definitely be keeping our news intake to a minimum as we begin this new and exciting chapter of our lives.
7:20 mindfulness
When i was in my 30s, I was having sleep issues. It was so bad that by the time I was 39, I slept 3-4 hrs a day. Really bad since I was full time military. I went to a therapist. I was advised to turn off my TV before sleeping. My sleep was affected by the negative TV programs- natural disasters, murder, etc. Once I turned off TV my sleep improved. When on UA-cam, I'm watching videos that have a calm, softness to it. How do I stay informed of world events - word of mouth, mainly at my job and the 30min news at noon. No all day or night time news.
While working, I used to turn on the news in the morning to catch the traffic and weather before heading out for the day. Upon retiring in June, I found myself turning on the news every morning and watching for longer periods of time out of habit. In the last few months, as I have been considering how I want to spend my time, I am choosing not to watch any news. I am so happy with that decision. If there is something I want to learn about, I seek out the appropriate sources. I am sure if there was something urgent happening, I would hear about it from friends and family. The question is: Does it fill you up? Does it serve you well?
I am so grateful for the recommendation of 1440!
Boredom. Feeling the need to know what's up so I can be a part of the world larger than my local immediate world.