Being oblivious can be a good thing

seadoug

seadoug

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I posted a few days ago that we were in the Mediterranean for two weeks. I was forbidden by hubby to turn on the news and I was fine with that. It was probably the happiest two weeks I've had in at least a year. I knew when I returned to the States the same divisiveness and garbage would be going on but I didn't care. I actually returned with a more positive outlook. I'm definitely skimming over the news now.

The only thing I regretted was not knowing Diane Keaton passed away but it would have brought me down anyway. RIP to a wonderful actress.
 

seadoug said:
I posted a few days ago that we were in the Mediterranean for two weeks. I was forbidden by hubby to turn on the news and I was fine with that. It was probably the happiest two weeks I've had in at least a year. I knew when I returned to the States the same divisiveness and garbage would be going on but I didn't care. I actually returned with a more positive outlook. I'm definitely skimming over the news now.

The only thing I regretted was not knowing Diane Keaton passed away but it would have brought me down anyway. RIP to a wonderful actress.
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...but having said that even if you'd known she died.. there's nothing you could do.. so it would just have made you sad.. and that would have been a negative experience..

I went years once, not listening or watching the news... people are shocked that I missed so many major things during that time.. But I went through life completely unaware of what was happening outside my own bubble...

I'd like to be able to do it now.. but social media and eveything else just won't let me
 
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I think the reason my mother lived to 95 was that she didn't have a TV or a radio. She never listened to the news on the car radio. She only subscribed to the local newspaper that was mostly local gossip about who had been caught dumping waste on somebody else's property and news about the new 7-11 going in.

She always said that her daughters would tell her whatever she needed to know about. It was true. We did.

Mom had a great social life, but she refused to discuss politics, religion or scandals. When she died, she looked no older than 70. People always thought we were sisters.

I've aged more in the last year than I did in the previous ten years. I blame worrying about what's going on out in the world for that.
 
JFK's assassination shocked the world, it was probably the most news worthy story of that decade, yet before long the press were reporting salacious tales of his adultery, such was there sordid stories that I quit the news, as in TV, radio and newspapers. That was back in 1963 and today, I am, as the thread title says, oblivious of the news, although nowadays it's out of habit more than protest.
 
I'm also beginning to slow down on the news. I usually just take weekend news breaks, but now I'm only watching the news maybe twice a week and only quick stories. I'm actually feeling better. It's better to find articles online I'm interested in and considering the newspaper again.
 
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I gave like reactions to some members on both sides of the issue since I get their points. I want to know what's happening, but I don't need to constantly see certain personalities that give me meal time indigestion. I've recently cut back on watching news and gone to text only NPR news most of the time.
 
Contrary to my previous post..I read the news almost obsessively.. I never watch the news on TV any more.. I choose instead to read it online from various sources.... several times a day... and I hate myself for it.. but these days.. we need to know.. and I try my best to only take on board that which is important to me...

I just wish the news site weren't so full of ''celebrity news''.. yesterday for example took the biscuit.. on the front page ... ''Minor Celebrity ( name redcated) is seen carrying newspaper ''... that was literally the headline in a major tabloid...
 
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Like others have shared, I prefer being aware, so I watch no more than 30 min of local/national news at a time, only once on the day that I do it. I vary between 12 noon and the evening news. If I miss a day, I know there'll be recaps. Learning about what's happening locally means that I can reach out to someone who may need help, or help in outreaches and ministries. I also enjoy positive news, like CBS Sunday Morning.

Entertainment or gossip news never appeals to me. I enjoy specialized news like Ag Day, Farm Report and America's Heartland. My fav is the national weather, since I was a child. I love having it on for long stretches at a time. I limit my time watching and reading news. I try to use news to assist me and avoid what depresses me and makes me feel angry or hopeless.
 
My husband and I used to watch Bret Baier most evenings before supper. Even though my husband did not like Fox news, he thought Bret was pretty nonpartisan. After he passed away, I did away with our Direct TV so the only thing I have now is Roku since it's free, so I can't watch him anymore. I get my information from various sources on the internet. I like to read what the left writes and what the right writes and make up my own opinion on things. Neither side is 100% right on all issues. NPR and BBC are probably the most bipartisan of them all.
 
Aunt Bea said:
I feel better when I’m aware of what’s happening around me and how it may impact me.
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I like to be aware too, but I have to say during all of our camping trips over the years, it was very peaceful and pleasant to have no TV, radio reception, cell signals, computer, etc.

Just soaking in the beauty of nature and blocking out the negative noise, is good for physical, mental and emotional health. Coming back home, the news was caught up on, rarely a feel good experience, but such is life. :)
 
SeaBreeze said:
I like to be aware too, but I have to say during all of our camping trips over the years, it was very peaceful and pleasant to have no TV, radio reception, cell signals, computer, etc.

Just soaking in the beauty of nature and blocking out the negative noise, is good for physical, mental and emotional health. Coming back home, the news was caught up on, rarely a feel good experience, but such is life. :)
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I hear ya but even when I’m surrounded by nature, I want to know if the stock market crashed, America has invaded Greenland, or China has attacked Taiwan, etc…

I’m ok with a bit of balance.
 
Marquest said:
I read the news online daily. I also have NPR on for a few hours a day. That sounds like a lot, come to think of it. But I don't like being oblivious.
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I go to bed listening to NPR on my small radio, there's a couple of stations so I can choose the show that sounds most interesting. My pup and I usually wake up to the radio on low volume, we're both okay with it, like a lullaby. ;) AM stations......a whole 'nother animal. (n)
 

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