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Why Good News Matters
WARNING: If you click the link below, you will think I linked to the wrong article. IMO, presenting the article this way was a totally lame idea. Did they think no one would read it otherwise? Well, I long ago lost respect for the site anyway. It's just that it is one of the few places to find good news stories. I thought some good points were made and wanted to share them.
Good news shouldn't be consumed merely to satiate our own emotional cravings. It should be consumed as a reminder that people in this world are working to make it a good one.
Good news can make you feel happy, yes, but you can use that happiness to make a change. And if you're not prepared to donate your time and money to a person or cause as Paul suggests (this is a great suggestion, by the way), you can digest good news in other ways. You can share a story with someone going through a struggle to let them know there's a light at the other end. You can make an effort to complain less about your own problems. You can choose to love more and to appreciate what you have. These are small changes, of course, but they can make a big difference.
Somewhere along the way, we've lost sight of these missions, of the importance of good news. That's the real problem.
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So everyday we read, watch, share and talk about good news. It's a reminder that the world isn't all that bad. Is there room for improvement? Always. Should we do more than read an article and think, "How nice" or "How awful" and be done with it? Of course. But are there a lot of people already making strides to turn their families, communities, countries (and themselves) into kinder-operating units? Absolutely.
Good news can make you feel happy, yes, but you can use that happiness to make a change. And if you're not prepared to donate your time and money to a person or cause as Paul suggests (this is a great suggestion, by the way), you can digest good news in other ways. You can share a story with someone going through a struggle to let them know there's a light at the other end. You can make an effort to complain less about your own problems. You can choose to love more and to appreciate what you have. These are small changes, of course, but they can make a big difference.
Somewhere along the way, we've lost sight of these missions, of the importance of good news. That's the real problem.
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So everyday we read, watch, share and talk about good news. It's a reminder that the world isn't all that bad. Is there room for improvement? Always. Should we do more than read an article and think, "How nice" or "How awful" and be done with it? Of course. But are there a lot of people already making strides to turn their families, communities, countries (and themselves) into kinder-operating units? Absolutely.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-griffo/good-news-porn_b_4727199.html?utm_hp_ref=good-news
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