Hubby and I were watching the news last night and I realized just how depressing the news has been as of late. There's no escaping the fact that we are basically in a depression. Add to that the fact that I live in California where we're suffering a RIDICULOUS budget crisis, and all is not well in the world.
So I came up with something. Block it out for a day.
Take a day off from your news sometime this week. In fact, let's all promise to have a good Friday and take a day off from news. Don't read your paper (except maybe the comics). Don't watch your news. Don't be bogged down by water cooler talk about how bad things are. Don't check your Yahoo news, Google news or whatever other servers are normal in your day. Just don't!
I know, it sounds weird, but let's do it. I promise the world will go on if you take a day off from learning about what company is laying off thousands of their employees. Or if you don't hear about which politician put their foot in their mouth. Or who is making entirely too much for their job (hello Manny Ramirez and your $25 million one-year contract). Take Friday and enjoy it. Read the comics instead of the business page. Watch Sesame Street instead of your morning news while you get ready for work. Visit icanhascheezburger instead of a news site.
Like this idea? Pass it on. I think we could all use a day of non-depressing news. Feel free to link to this post on your own blog, or forward the link to your office. See who you can get to have a fun, carefree day with you.
Let's see if we can all have a truly happy Friday.
So I came up with something. Block it out for a day.
Take a day off from your news sometime this week. In fact, let's all promise to have a good Friday and take a day off from news. Don't read your paper (except maybe the comics). Don't watch your news. Don't be bogged down by water cooler talk about how bad things are. Don't check your Yahoo news, Google news or whatever other servers are normal in your day. Just don't!
I know, it sounds weird, but let's do it. I promise the world will go on if you take a day off from learning about what company is laying off thousands of their employees. Or if you don't hear about which politician put their foot in their mouth. Or who is making entirely too much for their job (hello Manny Ramirez and your $25 million one-year contract). Take Friday and enjoy it. Read the comics instead of the business page. Watch Sesame Street instead of your morning news while you get ready for work. Visit icanhascheezburger instead of a news site.
Like this idea? Pass it on. I think we could all use a day of non-depressing news. Feel free to link to this post on your own blog, or forward the link to your office. See who you can get to have a fun, carefree day with you.
Let's see if we can all have a truly happy Friday.
2 comments:
That's actually a really good idea. I hate to tell you it's not 100% original (taking a break from the news now and then is actually advised by Hubbard), but it's nevertheless a really, really good idea.
The funny thing is, when you do that, you actually start to realize the world isn't as crappy as the news would present it. After all, it IS their job to sensationalise...
This sounds like my every day.
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