Gradually catching up on all the blog posts I missed, while away. This post from Eric is essential reading. He says what I would like to say, only he does it with eloquence and perfection.
Eric Tonningsen's Awakening to Awareness
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important.” ~ Ambrose Redmoon
I went online today to do some research. I figured mainstream news feeds might have the data I sought. What an ugly mistake. For readers unaware, I don’t watch television/cable, nor do I read newspapers or magazines. And my online experience today reaffirmed why I do not.
I quickly scanned several well-known sources and 37 out of 39 articles (yes, I counted) featured stories about doom and gloom. The ‘hit parade’ included headlines screaming about:
- Ebola
- terrorism
- climate change
- social injustices
- illegal immigration
- police brutality
- political propaganda
- economic demise
- inadequate militaries
- religious superiority
- murders, deaths, out of control crime
- extremists everything
Not a single positive, feel good or constructive story. Just fear and demise.
Bewildered, I asked myself, “Is this really what we have let ourselves become?” “Have we given in…
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I absolutely agree with his words, Frankie. Thank you very much for sharing them. xx
He is good, Ali. Credit where it’s due xx