Be cautious when viewing media, including this site. The media is the best way to get down on yourself, your country, and the whole picture of the world.
The media likes to sensationalize simple news. By just telling a story with no regard to personal opinion the news would be boring, and no one would want to watch their programs. The same can be said for news papers and the internet. Maybe more than on the internet than in anywhere else. Be careful with what you believe.
The better thing for you to do to get your news, and to still stay positive is to read several sources, watch several sources, and keep in mind that you are not getting the straight truth of the situation. Then form your own opinion.
No really it is just fine to form your own opinion. As a matter of fact to stay positive, an to stay sane you must form your own opinion. Things usually are only about half as bad as they may first seem.
My previous post was on how you should stay positive in this economy. Things really are not too bad. But if you listen to the media things are terrible. Do you want a good example of someone who thinks for himself?
Warren Buffett thinks for himself. Not only is he the richest man in the world but he is very content living in the same house that he has lived in since nearly the beginning of his business. He still is very simple at heart. Since the stock market has had this down turn he has simple began to buy. Why? Because everything is now on sale. He knows this and that is why he is not panicking. He is not worried. He is simply doing what he always does. Looking for a good opportunity for his company Berkshire Hathaway.
He probably listens and reads more media than most, but he is not phased by it, he forms his own opinions.
Once you have your own opinion formed you can start to cut out the media. You will begin to find that you do not miss much that is happening. I do not watch the news nor do I read the news paper. On occasion I will turn on CNN to get the headlines, I may skim a few online news sources (Yahoo and MSN are my current favorites) and if an article has a lot of interest for me I may even read it. Just by reading the headlines and listening to others talk I form my own opinions, and I have been rarely wrong. It is not because I have some gift to know what is going on, I have just formed my own opinions. How do you think that news paper journalists write articles from their desks at the newspaper? They do just what I am doing. They watch a few minutes of the headline news, they quickly read a few quick accounts of what happened online, and then they write what they think happened, mostly with their own opinions.
You should do the same. Now when you rewrite the stories on your own you should stay as positive as you possibly can. Write your own stories about the news. Write about how good things are. Write about how this does not effect your personal life and you only wish good things to those who are involved.
Always be positive, look at things in a positive way and you will find more good things in the world than you ever knew were possible.
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