Evaluating Media & more 
Sorry I haven't been on here much. Life has taken over :) I'm trying to get back into the swing/habit/addiction of visiting and writing here daily.. I do honestly miss it when I am away! The following article is from the dailyom I receive daily in my email. Some are better than others. I found it rather 'wild' that this is exactly what I've been talking about over the last week with friends & family. I've never been one to watch a lot of news. I have a low opinion when it comes to the media. I think they are definitely onesided on a lot of things, like the War, and of course politics. I think they influence us almost like a "brainwash" (for lack of a better term) to think their way, or rather the way of those who give the final *go* or *approval* of all the on-air stories and views. I think a lot of the reasons why Obama has gotten as far as he has, was due to the fact that the media mainly focused on him & Hillary from the beginning. The way I look at it - of course this is only my opinion - John Edwards never had a chance, because the media tended to just focus on the 'big' story of the two minorities (woman and african american) candidates and not the more important facts we care about like issues, and the like. What do you think?? Am I way off in left field? Or do you think its a bit on the true side?
Evaluating Media
Fresh Mind
There is a lot of information available to us at this time in history, more than ever before, and it travels fast. We are able to learn in the blink of an eye about something that happened halfway around the world, and it’s natural for us to want to know what’s going on. However, it’s also fair to say that we don’t want to become so caught up in one way of looking at events that we lose perspective. Often, the news comes to us in a very fear-oriented format, and when too many of us get caught up in fear, the balance of the whole is disrupted. It helps to remember that we have a much greater and more positive impact on the world when we maintain our inner sense of peace and joy. We are aware enough to know when we are eating something that is not good for us, because we don’t feel well after we’ve eaten it. In the same way, we can determine for ourselves whether the sources in which our information comes are ultimately healthful. News can be presented in a way that inspires us to take positive action to help the world, or it can be presented in a way that leaves us feeling powerless and sad. It is up to us to seek out and support media that empowers and informs us, and to say no to media that drains our energy and our hope. For a time, it may even be of benefit to commit to a media fast, in which we stop taking information in for a time to give ourselves a rest. When we return to the task of taking in and processing the information all around us, we will come to it with a fresh mind. This will enable us to really notice how we are affected by what we hear and see, and to make conscious choices about the sources of information that we allow into our lives.
What do you think? Source: DailyOM.com Blessings, ~Helena | 
