My random thoughts..

Sometimes I don’t like reading the news.  I hate seeing headlines involving rape, murder, war, hate crimes and all sorts of crimes against humanity, especially those against women & children.  Reading about natural tragedies, accidents, or deaths of famous people also makes me feel sad.  Admittedly it’s inevitable that I do read plainly out of just wanting to be in the know.   

It’s a good thing though that I read the news instead of watching it on TV.  I remember when I was pregnant with Ian, Eric & the rest of his battalion were in Iraq when the war started in March of 2003.  I avoided watching the news on TV because it was more graphic & scarier.  Reading about it was much less so, so I opted to read the news online instead of watching the six o’clock news or worse, tuning in to CNN 24/7.  It made my pregnancy so much less stressful, & from then on I get most of my news by reading it online.

The earthquake here in Italy last April is another recent example.  I was told by people that it seemed horrific on TV, & it most certainly was for those directly affected.  Though we felt the strong rumble here in Rome, we were for the most part unaffected. 

I wish there were more news that are uplifting, encouraging, or inspiring.  Until then though, I will resign myself to reading the news online instead of seeing it on TV.