Living Beyond The News

“To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea.”

— Thoreau

The media, the news, is often nothing more than gossip.

Most of today’s “popular” news really is fake news – to divert viewers attention away from the viewers life, & give it to an electronic media that doesn’t care about viewers.

The media is often dis-empowering, but there is a solution to regain your power – turn off the news. Ignore it. Politicians will still be lying & complaining tomorrow & the next day, & that’s not changing anytime soon.

Anyway, I sometimes watch the news for entertainment, but I don’t take it seriously. Some of it may be serious, but most of it’s not.

What is real is my life, and your life. What is real is your direct experience with life here & now & into your future.

You matter – & believe it or not, your life is more important than every single politician on this planet. I promise you this is true – your life is more important than theirs.

Take some time to turn off the news & reclaim your power, your life.

Coronavirus & The Power of Media

This is a hypothetical example representing the power of media.

The coronavirus is real, but what if it wasn’t?

You see the impact it has had in yours and others’ lives. It’s shutting cities down, countries down!

And although this is just a hypothetical example of how powerful the media is, imagine if coronavirus was fake…

Look at the impact we’ve all had from hearing about this virus. The bad news is spreading quicker than the virus.

Do you see the impact media has?

It is causing everyone to react, myself included.

The coronavirus is just one of the few things the media is spreading. They usually spread subtle messages, but this is blatant.

The next time you’re watching/hearing/listening to media, question it. Question what is in your control and focus on what you can do.

If the coronavirus weren’t real, look at what fake news has caused.

Again, this is hypothetical, just a thought experiment.

Hope you’re staying safe and smart.