One of the things I love most about living out of the country is that while I'm gone it is much easier to ignore the negative stories that seem to saturate the media in the US. While I'm in Delhi I almost never turn on the local TV - I get my news by picking and choosing from online sources - making it much easier to skip or skim through the really negative stuff.
I believe that living this way for the past four years has changed my view of the world. I feel that without the media telling me what I should think and feel I'm better able to make up my own mind - and since I choose to see the world in a more positive light I think I'm in a happier place.
Don't get me wrong, I know there are problems in the world, I see examples of the ravages of poverty on a daily basis. I just try to keep my focus on the slow improvements that are happening, the similarities we all share and the beauty in our differences.
This post is brought to you by a gorgeous song I heard this morning that got me thinking, "Beautiful World" by Dierks Bentley and Patty Griffin.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Beautiful World
Posted by Jamie at 12:37 PM
Labels: Beautiful World, Dierks Bentley, Patty Griffin
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I couldn't agree more! I get the newspaper for the crossword puzzles and coupons only...
Beautiful thoughts, Jamie! I couldn't agree with you more!
I do the same thing when it comes to reading news and watching those channels.
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