No News is Good News
That’s fast.. as in, abstain, give-up, quit, refrain, REFUSE.
I’m a long time news junkie. I check it when I wake up, throughout the day and usually before I go to bed so through my actions, whether I like it or not, the news of the world has a big impact on my life. I know I’m not alone in doing this though. It’s this ‘news all the time’ mentality that has allowed multiple round the clock radio and TV ‘news’ channels to profit and prosper and that’s fine… just not for now… for at least this month and after that we will see.
Over time I’ve opened my eyes and ears to so many bad stories about bad people and other useless figures and hardly a shred of it has been information that I can use in my life or even act on. Stack on top of that the fact that I regularly get the distinct impression that I’m being manipulated and lied to and you have a recipe for bloated discontent.. and I’ve had enough.
So, for the month of December (and a few days in November) I’m going on a news fast. No news, none of the time… well, I will still keep up with the weather. I will probably post my thoughts about this challenge along the way and maybe even write some “news” of my own. Either way, I’m looking forward to the absence of noise over the next month.. I don’t expect it to be easy but I do expect it to be good.
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12/1/2011
Great day. The drive to work was a bit quiet without the news. It’s amazing how much you actually think when someone else (the radio) isn’t talking all of the time. I kind of like it but my mind was kind of running too wild to catch much of what was going on… like it was excited to have someone to listen to it. I think in time that voice will be more intelligible and I can benefit some from this quiet time. So.. onto the real news of the day.
S had her final class over at KSU and did something really cool with her yoga class. She bought about 100 glow bracelets, blacked out the gym, turned off the lights and did what I call ‘glowstick yoga’. She had 40 – 50 people in there and they all loved it… and I love it. She’s amazing, creative and changing lives through her passion for fitness. People laughed and smiled and said their goodbyes for the semester and S came home with the biggest smile on her face.
I went to work at Andretti Speed Labs/Cart Racing for the day. Work had the Christmas event there and it was a lot of fun.. though I came home smelling like exhaust. If you happen to go… don’t get car 8.. it’s slow.
E was having some breathing issues and had to get checked out of school. I went and picked him up and we ate at Willies.. Ummm.
I stayed up a little too late watching Walking Dead on Netflix.. Zombie movies.. Really can’t get enough of them.
