{"id":1593,"date":"2012-03-05T22:05:22","date_gmt":"2012-03-05T12:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mindtomind.com\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2016-10-22T00:17:46","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T05:17:46","slug":"mary-had-a-little-lamb-media-nightly-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindtomind.com\/test\/mary-had-a-little-lamb-media-nightly-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Whatever Happened to “Mary Had a Little Lamb”?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mary Had a Little Lamb…<\/h1>\n

Where is Mary now?… What happened to the lamb?… Details at 11:00…<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I want to take a moment to help you check something that is influencing your life – The Media<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If you feel good after watching the nightly news<\/strong>, you should probably be seeing a mental health professional<\/strong>. The nightly news has become a train wreck<\/strong> followed by a series of car crash<\/strong>es. You would probably feel better watching a Crash-up Derby<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The Daytona 500…<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

Speaking of the Crash-up Derby<\/em>… I think everyone watching the Daytona 500<\/strong> got their thrills in the first few minutes of the race. It must be a HUGE relief valve on the daily pressure cooker<\/strong> to witness millions of dollars<\/strong> worth of cars, with millions of dollars worth of advertising<\/strong> get bashed beyond recognition<\/em> in a matter of moments of starting the race. If you were able to listen real closely over the cacophony of screaming engines<\/strong> at ear popping decibels<\/strong>, you would have heard a great Hisss… like steam escaping. (That was a Joke… Relieving pressure…)<\/p>\n

If that weren’t enough car crashes<\/em>, you also had the Oscar’s<\/strong>! The most amazing thing I observe about the Oscar’s<\/strong> is the aftermath. This occurs with any of the award shows<\/strong>. There are even spoofs of award shows demonstrating just how silly the whole thing is. The magazines alone will gain enough gossip<\/strong> in that few hours to keep stories coming out for the next year. It makes me wonder if they have a magazine<\/strong> or TV show<\/strong> called “The Oscar Review<\/strong><\/em>“. Imagine, 24 hours a day<\/strong> coverage of past Oscars<\/strong> with a countdown meter till the next one. What fun! (If they invent it after this article comes out, I want my cut.)<\/p>\n

I was originally talking about the nightly news… So, along with the stories I just mentioned that in some way are meant to make you feel good. If you are not already depressed, we also have the Big Dollar<\/strong> political posturing<\/strong>, squandering<\/strong>, manipulating<\/strong>, agitating<\/strong>, humiliating<\/strong>, and just downright name calling<\/strong>. I guess that about sums it all up.<\/p>\n

Oh, remember I had asked, “Whatever Happened to “Mary Had a Little Lamb<\/strong><\/em>“? Well, I am sure by now you can figure out what happened to them once the nightly news got a hold of the story… It was NOT a happy ending, for either of them. CSI<\/strong> got involved. (Sorry, a little bit of wry sarcasm.)<\/p>\n

Ooops… Almost forgot.<\/p>\n

The most important thing that most people actually sit through and watch the news for, is always clear at the end of the news cast; the Weather Report<\/strong>. I hope for your sake the sun is shining tomorrow. So, if you are eating your lunch outside, you can catch a few rays on your pale skin to produce a little Vitamin D<\/strong> and be a little more resilient to your environment.<\/p>\n

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Charity Begins at Home…<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

If you don’t do things to help yourself mentally<\/strong>, physically<\/strong>, and emotionally<\/strong>, for your sake, START! If you take steps to deal with the components of your “triad<\/strong>” – mental<\/strong>, physical<\/strong>, and spiritual<\/strong> (emotional<\/strong>), then you should take a moment to check if what you are doing now is effective. Times change<\/strong>, people change<\/strong>. What was working for you before may no longer be relevant to your current life. Check it.<\/p>\n

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There is a lot riding on you…<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

Of course you may want to be doing something that is more fun than reconstructing YOU into the better person. That is up to you. I gave you only one example of what the media<\/strong> is throwing at you every day. You need to take measures to fend off the tears of others<\/em><\/span>. You can start by turning the TV off.<\/p>\n

Shannon Panzo, Mental Photography Expert
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Great Things Happen Here!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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