There was a time when I caught up on the news first thing in the morning. This has changed over the last few years because of motherhood duties taking a higher priority. During this time, my day started off by peeking out of the window. The sunlight of dawn, the clear sky and the sound of birds welcomed me to a new day. After a hiatus, I have started catching up on the daily news again.
Top news on CNN
Cleveland abductions; Abortion doctor; Jolie mastectomy; Victim of 'sexually depraved monster'; Prison guards hit with feces; Sergeant faces sex assault allegations; How a man becomes a monster;
Top news on BBC
US kidnap accused to plead innocent; QPR striker quizzed over gang rape; My life as a 'plus-size' model; An old-fashioned spy scandal; US man dies dribbling ball to Brazil;
Everyday I am startled, shocked and left shaken by what the media brings to me. Each one of these a blow to my psyche. Not a single news to lift my spirit and belief in humanity.
All around me, I see goodness and beauty. My eyes see the innocence of children, the outburst of life in spring. My ears hear laughter and chatter of friends, the song of birds, music from the wind chime. I feel the love of a beloved, the love of a parent for a child, the joy of a grandmother.
I refuse to believe that the world is full of such filth. I refuse to wash my spirit everyday in this sewage. I will rely on what my own eyes see for real, what my ears hear for real and what my mind and senses feel to form my opinion of the world and not what the media spews at me.