Run for the hills! Natural disasters are rampant, terrorists are running loose, the economy's collapsing and the end of the world is just around the corner. Even if those darn Maya were wrong in their apocalyptic calendar predictions, we'll all be living in a third world police state within a years time. It seems there's nothing but bad news everywhere you look anymore. At least that's the world presented to us on television, radio, and the other media outlets we're surrounded by today. But what about in your world? Open up the front door... no terrorists here. Look out the window... I don't see any volcanos in my back yard. The truth is, some of these things may be happening in the world, but for the most part it's not nearly as bad as the media makes it out to be. It used to be that there were about 30-60 minutes each evening dedicated to the news of the day and that was sufficient to keep us all relatively informed, but now with multiple 24 hour news networks competing for our advertising dollars there's just too much time to fill up with 'news', and if a story on one station isn't as sensational as the one on the next, then the audience will simply change the channel and take those dollars with them. In today's world police look like soldiers, their cars like tanks. They used to be our friends, remember? "To serve and protect", I believe it was. Even the weather doesn't tell us how beautiful it's gonna be outside anymore, it tells us how likely a severe storm or natural disaster is. Fear is a terrible way to live, but only when you let it take over. So, next time someone calls for doom in the forecast, take a moment and look outside.
The sky isn't falling at all! And even if it was, worrying about it isn't gonna help. If you're really that worried then get off your butt and do something about it.
Have a fearless day.
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