Easy Options - don't give in to them

The alarmist nature of our media encourages, mostly, despair and gloom in us, the citizens bombarded by it. The only problem with this is that it is ultimately easy despair, mutely prodding us to give up and become cynical.

We can't afford this kind of easy I-can-do-nothing-about-it despondency. In fact, it's not really an option because it's predicated on a false choice. It leads us to think, "Oh, I don't know what to do so I'll do nothing". Well, that's simply not true, because we can all do something about making our world a little better, even if it's just being decent to our fellow citizens.

Think of a way, any small way, you can make a difference today. Me, I just went on a walk with a plastic bag and picked up garbage as I went along.  Several people said encouraging things ("Good idea" and "Well done") as I wandered by. I think I even made a couple of friends.

It's not that hard to change the energy.