Keeping Positive During These Negative Times
By Bernadette A. Moyer
Have you had enough yet? I have! I have stopped watching the news, all of it! I am tired of all the negativity from both sides.
Wow! The amount of disrespect for this President makes me sick inside. Whether you like him or not, we are one Country and he was elected. If this isn’t your choice then go do something productive and positive to change the course.
When I see people hold signage of hatred and signs that read “Resist” and “Not My President” all I can think of is how other countries must view us and then I think about all the childhood lessons we were taught about winning and losing. That being a “sore loser” just wasn’t an option. And more than that I think about little kids with eyes wide open that are seeing a culture of disrespect, disrespect from all sides on all issues and towards all kinds of people.
What am I going to do about it? I don’t even switch channels as not to give the hate media more exposure and more clicks. When friends and associates post things I can’t stomach I quickly scan by and sometimes even remove them and block them. You see to me the sounds and the signs of disrespect, hate, anger, ugly words used by people that I know looks badly on them and not at all on their intended targets. Sadly it makes me think less of them.
People that spew anger, hatred, ugly comments and sentiments only make themselves look bad, period. I don’t want any parts of it.
My husband comes home from work and says, “Did you hear about this or did you see that —?” and I am like no I haven’t I have decided to tune it all out.
So what am I feeding my heart and my soul these days?
• More music
• Longer walks in nature
• Candles
• Pretty pictures
• Bird watching
• Cooking
• Baking
• Cleaning
• Writing
• Hanging out with my fur babies
• Reading
• Journaling
• Prayers
• Home improvement projects
• Adult coloring books
I can’t control what anyone else says and does but I can control how I respond to it. I choose to deliberately put my peace and well-being above all the political noise. And that is exactly what it is nothing but noise!
How many wonderful things could you be doing with your time and with your life rather than spewing ugly words and derogatory statements when the truth is you don’t even have all the insider knowledge and facts? The information that you are currently receiving is coming to you by a bias media that has their own agenda. They don’t think we are smart enough to hear all the facts and then make our own decisions without them telling us how to think. No thanks!
Didn’t we all grow up with our parents teaching us that “if you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all!” Mine did good advice then and still good advice today.
If nothing else adults should stop and think if their behaviors are ones that little kids should ever witness? If the answer is “no” that might be a pretty good indication that no good comes from what you are doing and from any form of hate and anger.
Find a positive outlet for your upset, anger and disappointments and try to do something good and worthwhile. Please!
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Really good suggestions – exercise and cooking are my go-to’s as well. Both are quite helpful.
As for your wondering: “When I see people hold signage of hatred and signs that read “Resist” and “Not My President” all I can think of is how other countries must view us…” – you might find it interesting to see some of the answers to that. At least based on my experiences talking with folks on four different continents.
Thanks for reading and for your comments! Appreciate it!
Thank you for your inspiration. I have wondered about how our country must appear to others also. I find myself feeling embarrassed for us all. Like him or not, our president was voted into office by the majority of Americans, yet now everyone hates him. Doesn’t President Trump deserve the same respect and dignity that previous presidents have gotten? That all people deserve? He hasn’t even been given a chance yet.
I’m embarrassed to admit I didn’t vote at all because I didn’t feel there was a good choice and that isn’t the right thing to do. I don’t think it is right either to insult or malign anyone who takes on the huge responsibility of being president of our country.
I can’t believe how totally degrading so much of what I’ve seen is. It wasn’t that long ago when manners, decency and good taste were the norm. Now nothing is too low. I believe, like you, it reflects back to those who promote and dignify this obscene material. In the end, it reflects back on all of us. I choose to ignore these things also, but I am troubled by the direction people and the world are taking. What has happened to our dignity?
I want to thank you for your insight and humanity. I enjoy your blogs.
Thanks Jeannie for writing to me! I agree he is our President and they are so negative to him. We should all want every President to succeed so that we succeed!Hugs! Bernadette