I often think of how life was before I was aware of the worlds issues. As a child I was very interested in nature, current events, and during my early teen years I immersed myself in politics. As of late, I have been turning my head from the current events of the world. I am pretty sure I like it better this way. However, my mind has been running in circles over how I perceive situations, and people.
I can’t offer any definable reason why I have been so neglectful of the political and social circles,I simply have stopped. I became tired of the constant negativity. Have any of you watched your local news? For twenty-five minutes of the broadcast, the “breaking-news” is negative. Even our weather center is called the “Severe Weather Center”. When, in actuality Pittsburgh experiences truly “severe” weather around 4 or 5 times a year. Maybe even less.
Yes, I understand, the weather station’s name is not the most interesting example. However, it does bring the “glass half empty”, scenario to light. How do we perceive the world around us? Do we give more thought and time to the “possibility of rain” scenarios in life? Is there a circumscribed reason why we focus so much energy on the possibility of things going amiss.
For most of us, it is merely an insurance policy, we bring an umbrella along-just in case. Thus expecting things to go south. I was becoming entrenched in “what-if’s”, and “omg’s”. I would enter a situation and immediately think of how it could go wrong. It is quite comical, I began to create scenes within my head. Most of the outcomes were negative.
It is how I am wired. I like to plan,foresee, and avoid damage. It is not a bad thing, nor is it a problem within my modus-operandi. Being aware of the world’s issues is not a bad thing, I became so negative, I let them control my mood and outlook. I simply cannot let my critical mindset takeover and destroy the beginning of life’s constant and never-ending adventures. Simply enjoy each moment, while keenly watching for “booby-traps” or “snaffoos”.
