I have a friend I sometimes walk with in the mornings. We message each other on Facebook as to whether or not we will be meeting up on particular days. Thus the reason I go to Facebook in the mornings. This morning, the first thing that came up was a post about another child accidentally shooting his sibling. This was followed by several other depressing posts that left me obsessing over the state of society throughout my morning walk. Here’s what I concluded; I don’t want to be a part of the negativity.
I don’t want to bury my head and be ignorant (although admittedly, I’d probably be a lot happier that way), but at the same time I don’t want to spread the sadness. I’ve realized this is why I write the stories I write. I want to put more happy endings out into the world. I want to write sitcoms and books that offer hope. I know bad things happen to good people. I know that terrible things are happening in the world every second of every day, but I also believe that we are a product of what we surround ourselves with. I believe that there are just as many good things going on as there are bad, and I choose to direct my focus there. I refuse to find entertainment in the suffering of others, be it on TV, in movies or in the books I read. I don’t want to spend my days locked in a battle with depression so I will make a concentrated effort to avoid adding to the negativity. How about you?
