Systematic failure [out of touch]

Good Monday morning all, at least I hope it's good for the most of you, but does'nt it seem that Mondays just blaze by?, that's a good thing right? Logging on this morning I could'nt help but notice yahoo's headlines, as hard as I try to avoid the news, I still bump into it occasionally logging on and seeing yahoo's home page, the news is everywhere, you practically have to isolate yourself in a frozen wasteland to avoid it, and that includes no internet connection. Here in the USA, the media rules, and it's poison spreads like wildfire, keeping us focused on the problems rather than the solutions, because as long as we're focused on how bad things are, we can't EVEN harness our own powers of perception to focus on solutions or making a difference, and thus lies the real problem, making us believe we are powerless to make any real changes, or just thinking to ourselves, ''what's the use?''. While I'm not a political activist, or a protester of any kind, I've grown very aware of the role the media plays in our society, and I choose to just not pay any attention to it, in the past it was the first thing I woke up to, the local news, at work, talk radio was my link to all things rotten in the world, by the end of the day, I had absorbed enough negativity to lose sleep that night, only to repeat the cycle over and over, this went on year after year draining me endlessly of my personal power, I even fell asleep to the news on AM radio every night!, this garbage was seeping into my subconscious and I was allowing it, and every day I awoke the first thought that came to my head was the world was going to hell, and I needed more news to see what would happen next, so on my commute to work?, you guessed it, more news, followed by talk radio, about the news, what a vicious cycle! Looking back I was having all of my power sucked out of me, before long it had complete control of me like an addict to a drug. When I took back my personal power, one of the first habbits I ''kicked'' was watching the news, and it was'nt hard to do, I knew the whole reason for the news, to control what I thought, to take away my personal power, and to leave me writhing in hopelessness, because as long as I was aware of how bad things were, I was afraid, so I felt I needed to be ''tuned in'' to make sure tomorrow would come, looking for answers from the very thing that kept me questioning everything that was going on not only in the world, but my little fearful world as well. We need to turn inward instead of outward, the news is there to keep us informed yes,and I do tend to catch the weather forecast, but that's where it stops, If something bad enough is happening in the world, I'll find out eventually, but to inundate oneself constantly is very unhealthy, we can't control everything that happens so why pay attention to it. I believe the best way to be happy is to avoid the news, even if everything seems wrong in the world we can make it right by avoiding the news and getting happy now, that's how we change the world, that's focusing on the solution, you won't believe the impact that one positive person has on collective consciousness as a whole, and the more the merrier. Some will tune in to the news hoping for a change for the better, or to see if political leaders can solve issues and settle differences, but most of them are out of touch with humanity as a whole, and lean towards selfishness, power, and personal gains, taking away rather than giving. You see, we have the power to change things for the better, each and every one of us, this is'nt about forming a revolution, it's about re-claiming our power, one person at a time if need be, as individuals, we need to envision a better world instead of watching the horrible images the media throws our way every hour of the day. It's no wonder so many walk around angry in these times. I know the world is no walk in the park, but if we changed our perception, and avoided the news, there would be a radical shift in global consciousness, and even that is beginning to happen now as it is. I get angry sometimes I'll admit, but not at what's going on that's bad in the world, but all the fear mongering that's spreading in all sectors of the media, here it is in a nutshell, want to save the planet?, get happy now, and LOSE THE NEWS! back soon friends!