New Year Warning!
I couldn’t let the holiday period go by without wishing you all the very best for the end of the year and the beginning of the new. What I wanted to share isn’t especially seasonal but then again given all the extra hours of programming, it really could be; that is TELEVISION! I’ve never been a great telly addict and don’t as a rule watch the news much. I find that the emphasis on the negative is either there to sell newspapers or to instil panic into the population –neither of which we need in my opinion. About 4 weeks ago my television decoder box went ‘ping’ and wouldn’t work any longer so no more TV programmes. At the time I was too busy to call the company and request a replacement and as time has gone on, I haven’t seen a reason to bother. I have gained time, only watch things on DVD that I choose and generally feel freer! I don’t miss anything and am happier not to have negative influences in my living room that I could do without!
Now, everyone needs to make up their own minds about this and I’m not suggesting you give up all the old favourite re-runs this holiday time but I would suggest that you avoid the inevitable Review of the Year shows. Or if you do watch them, then just make a note of how many of the news stories they show are positive and speak about the indomitable human spirit. My guess is that these stories will be in the minority. Be aware that this negativity is filtering through to us all the time and it doesn’t help our lives at all. The positives are all around us if we only look and by giving them our attention we have a better chance of feeling good and creating a better 2012 for ourselves.
I want you to be the best prepared ever to enter the New Year with a bang! The way we think and feel about our lives influence how our lives unfold. So don’t go into the New Year with images of past disasters in your head, unless you want to be seeing them again in 2012! Even if your family insists on such viewing and you have to sit there with them, you at least can have another picture playing on the screen of your mind.
Here are some new ways to handle the holiday period:
- Enjoy your food -we’re often over loading our plates at this time of year. Make sure you really enjoy what you eat
- Whatever you are doing this holiday, appreciate the positive in your situation and leave the ‘bad’ side of things outside the door
- Be a witness to the festivities – really be aware what makes you happy and when you get frustrated. Decide to replicate the happy times in 2012 and to handle the frustrating ones differently in the New Year.
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