What the news won’t tell you

They’re actually live-streaming fear, I thought after skimming the news on my phone. Nine out of the ten top articles were about the coronavirus. Every media outlet was featuring news about the latest statistics, how to protect yourself, who’s in most danger, and on and on and on. I could feel fear starting to wrap its tentacles around my thoughts. What to do? Wash my hands a lot? Stock up on supplies? Stay home?

It’s important to keep up with the current news, because we don’t want to be blindsided. But compulsively checking our devices every other minute can’t be helpful when it instills fear or panic.

We have to decide which path we want to take when it comes to the information we’re letting in.

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