What You're Exposed To
I started using the browser Safari on my Mac recently. It automatically included a ‘Latest Headlines’ link.
Since I’ve sworn off listening, reading or watching the news, and have done so successfully for a couple of years, I decided to remove the link from my bookmarks toolbar.
So I took my mouse over to the ‘latest headlines’ link to drag it into the trash. As I clicked on it I saw a whole list of headlines pop up and decided to take a look at what people were being exposed to that day.
Just reading them gave me the chills. Here’s a sample.
Train crash kills 30 in Valencia
Militants ‘killed’ in Afghanistan
Murdured girl buried in Belgium
Eight die in fresh Iraq bombings
‘Five killed’ in Sri Lanka blast
28-day terror limit ‘inadequate’
Paranoia appears more common
That last headline really summed it up. ‘Paranoia appears more common.’ Well, dah. How can you not feel more paranoid when your mind is constantly exposed to this barrage of negative news. Even occasional inspiring stories do not eliminate the stress of what makes up the news these days. Just like a few flowers growing in a dump site don’t get rid of the garbage.
Further more, when reading anything, you ‘HEAR’ the words in your mind, even though you’re not vocalizing them. Imagine the effect then that a news broadcast has as it brings these stories to life on TV. Just the sound itself is damaging your cells.
It boils down to getting a daily recipe for depression. A recipe that is totally preventative.
I also have to remind myself, that the brain does NOT know the difference between what’s real and what’s not. What you see and hear is what your mind accepts as your reality. The sounds and pictures you expose yourself to become who you are.
Pretty powerful. And, if you ask me - incredibly liberating. Because, YOU can decide what to expose your mind to.
Just like physical exercise trains your body, inspiring words and sound literally rewire your mind. So, instead of taking your mouse over to the latest news headlines, and put
your destiny back into Your hands.
Warm Regards,
Tania Gabrielle French
P.S. Confucius said, ‘I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.’ When you listen, read and DO, the greatness of your life will unfold into the stratosphere.
Since I’ve sworn off listening, reading or watching the news, and have done so successfully for a couple of years, I decided to remove the link from my bookmarks toolbar.
So I took my mouse over to the ‘latest headlines’ link to drag it into the trash. As I clicked on it I saw a whole list of headlines pop up and decided to take a look at what people were being exposed to that day.
Just reading them gave me the chills. Here’s a sample.
Train crash kills 30 in Valencia
Militants ‘killed’ in Afghanistan
Murdured girl buried in Belgium
Eight die in fresh Iraq bombings
‘Five killed’ in Sri Lanka blast
28-day terror limit ‘inadequate’
Paranoia appears more common
That last headline really summed it up. ‘Paranoia appears more common.’ Well, dah. How can you not feel more paranoid when your mind is constantly exposed to this barrage of negative news. Even occasional inspiring stories do not eliminate the stress of what makes up the news these days. Just like a few flowers growing in a dump site don’t get rid of the garbage.
Further more, when reading anything, you ‘HEAR’ the words in your mind, even though you’re not vocalizing them. Imagine the effect then that a news broadcast has as it brings these stories to life on TV. Just the sound itself is damaging your cells.
It boils down to getting a daily recipe for depression. A recipe that is totally preventative.
I also have to remind myself, that the brain does NOT know the difference between what’s real and what’s not. What you see and hear is what your mind accepts as your reality. The sounds and pictures you expose yourself to become who you are.
Pretty powerful. And, if you ask me - incredibly liberating. Because, YOU can decide what to expose your mind to.
Just like physical exercise trains your body, inspiring words and sound literally rewire your mind. So, instead of taking your mouse over to the latest news headlines, and put
your destiny back into Your hands.
Warm Regards,
Tania Gabrielle French
P.S. Confucius said, ‘I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.’ When you listen, read and DO, the greatness of your life will unfold into the stratosphere.
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