Watch what you feed your soul. Do you take great care in feeding the body healthy foods? Do you stay away from things that may be harmful? Yes? And then what do you ingest through your entertainment? So much is written of good eating habits, yet how many times a day do you watch death and destruction upon your television and other screens? These are reflected upon the screen of your mind long after the show is over. This show in which you live and breathe currently is but one in countless lives you choose for the experience and the growth. Choose how you live it from moment to moment and feed your mind the highest possible ingredients.
Ever since I stopped watching the news, I am far more tranquil. The news (and violent, mean-spirited entertainment) are designed to create fear and mistrust of our neighbours. Violence sullies our spirit. People think if they stop watching the news, they will be uninformed. I have two responses to that: 1) If the story is important enough you will hear about it, and 2) You can be far better informed if you listen to selected podcasts or watch alternative media that studies the true issues of our time. If fear is contagious, so is love, so is hope, so is truth.