I read this share in social media. I love this sentence, “I learned a long time ago to not see the world through printed headlines.”
I find myself regularly reminding clients, and myself, that the media, just like any other business, is a business. Dollars depend on eyeballs. Whoever screams the loudest and shares the scariest stuff makes the most money. Our nervous systems and our mental health are paying the price for this.
It’s not easy, but we need to learn to shift our attention. These days I am doing a news fast three, sometimes four times a week. Believe me it’s still gets in, but I’m not nearly as overwhelmed.
I find it helpful to connect to the positive. I’m so grateful for my friend Bill who once a week sends an email with good news from around the world. And I love my small circle of friends who send each other funny things on a regular basis. Laughter is such a good thing.
We also need to remember to focus on the good things. The weddings, the babies, the joys and successes of others. The hard things? The challenging things? I’m not saying to ignore them, but don’t make them the centerpiece of your reality.
Don’t give into the media maelstrom.
I’ve also been spending more time in nature and highly recommend that. Sometimes just sitting outside listening to the birds and the insects. Watching the butterflies. Looking at the clouds. This is not being lazy, this is self-care and nurturing. I feel like we all need a little bit more of that.
How do you nurture yourself and “write your own headlines”?
