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January 1st, 2018 I decided to make a resolution not to watch any TV news. I made this resolution half joking, saying it mainly out of frustration of all the depressing stories I heard day after day. What I discovered after a few weeks was that I felt a bit better. My anxiety dropped and I spent less time watching TV. It was a wonderful experience/experiment and one I plan to carry on in 2019 as part of my……..do more of good and and less of the bad activities.
Wishing you a year of more good stuff in your life!
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I agree with you 100%, if you read my post today you will understand how TV is blowing my nerves to pieces and I cannot turn it off, it would sure cause a problem in my house and i certainly wouldn’t want that. Happy Days with no TV.
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Thank you so very much. I pray you will find peace with the tv situation………..such a hard thing to deal with, especially news. Looking back, not watching news was a huge gift I gave myself.
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I will support this decision 101%. The news (no matter which media outlet) is designed to make us fearful. It’s plot is to scare us, divide us and deceive us. Take the time you’d spend watching the news and pray, read and study your Bible, spend time with family or do something that brings you happiness.
Awesome choice Wendi!
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Ahhh……thank you so very much! You are so right about the news, it was not helping my health in any way, shape or form! Another year without news will be a gift I give myself. Bless you! Wishing you a year with lots of smiles. 🙂
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No TV any time is a good idea. Good for you! 😊 I went without any TV in the house for about ten years. Didn’t miss it.
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Wow! This is awesome Kathy. We have tvs but I don’t watch the news. Maybe one year I will try a no tv year………I think it would be very good for me. Bless you and may the new year bring you LOADS of smiles 🙂
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You are so right…100% correct. Too much negative news hurts our souls, it makes all us humans very unhappy. My family and I got rid of cable a few years ago and started streaming channels instead. Now when we watch television which is usually at the end of a day of what I call living, we watch short clips of things on YouTube, or movies on Hulu or Netflix. We are more in control of what we watch and when we watch it. Spending more time out hiking, gardening, helping others, cooking, creating or reading etc…the list keeps going. There is so much more to life then what is being shown to us on those big black flat screens. Live everyday, just live. And living to me is enjoying those tiny things that others may not notice because they are way too busy being told through media to be afraid, to hate, to be paranoid, and to keep on watching instead of living. It takes a whole lot of courage to turn off those screens. You are one of the brave ones. Things will be so much better for you in the New Year.
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Thank you so very much for all of your encouraging words, I deeply appreciate you leaving such a wonderful comment. You are so right, there is so much out there to enjoy without the tv scaring us to death. Bless you for taking control over your life! Wishing you a year full of smiles! 🙂
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Good for you Wendi, if more did this you will soon find yourself less anxious.. When we get anxious our muscles tighten and our energy doesn’t flow the same.. We find we hold our breath more which stops our oxygen from flowing.. I came across this YouTube video on Breathing exercise, I am going to learn how to do it by heart, Its 18 minutes long, But I thought if we do it if only for 18 mins a day..https://youtu.be/FWaKkq66DNU Its like a meditation but with breathing and exercise. I thought about you when It came into my inbox as I have followed what he has posted before.
May this year be the start of total recovery!… 🙂 Believe in your self.. For you are the healer.. You have made a great start by cutting out the negative in your home via the media news.. ❤
Much love and many blessings your way Wendi.. ❤ Happy New Earth Year!
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I am so very excited to read your comment Sue. Thank you, I am working very hard, every day to move towards healing, thank you for your constant encouragement. I will check out the YouTube video, thank you so much for putting in the link! Wishing you a year full of happiness 🙂
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You are most welcome.. I start my own pattern today by trying to learn these breathing exercises by heart.. So happy you are progressing in positive waves of self healing Wendi.. You can do it.. Much Love back ❤
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I am wishing you HUGE success Sue! Thank you for always having such encouraging and kind words to say! 🙂
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Good for you Wendi. Too much can get depressing. We stick to Netflex for movies mostly and peek at CNN from time to time just to stay updated.
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Thank you so very much Christy! It has been a positive impact in my life. Wishing you loads of blessings and smiles 🙂 this New Year!
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I wish you the best too Wendi! 🤗 Thank you 🥰😊
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ahhh, thank you so very much Christy! God bless you.
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Wish you no less sweet friend!
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Thank you so very much! 🙂
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You are welcome!
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Good for you Wendi! We’ve cut down on the amount of news we watch for the same reasons. It’s easy when we watch all the negative news to think that there’s no good left in the world, but that’s far from true. If we take the time to look around us we can see small acts of kindness almost anywhere. Here’s wishing you a new year full of love, laughter, and more blessings than you can count!
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Thank you for always have such kind comments Terri and good for you guys for limiting your news viewing! I know there are so many amazing people in this world but you wouldn’t know it by watching the news. 🙂 Bless you Terri!
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Powerful.❤️
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thank you so very much Laleh…….it has made a big difference in my life! Wishing you a very, very Happy New Year with loads of smiles. 🙂
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You too my dear.❤️
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thank you so very much Laleh!
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Good advice!
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God bless you Warren.
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Glad you made the choice to unplug from TV and in particular from the news! I’ve been unplugged for quite awhile. It feels odd sometimes when I hear people talk about an accident or certain thing that occurred and I’m not aware of it -but I’m better off not knowing. 😊
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Thank you so very much for the encouragement and I am thrilled to know I am in such good company! 🙂 I am so much better not knowing too! Wishing you a 2019 filled with smiles 🙂
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Good choice. I am there too. No news is GOOD NEWS. All the best for the new year.
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LOVE your response………no news is good news, perfect! 🙂 Bless you!
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Thanks. I don’t like the negativity and feelings of uselessness so I avoid all the news.
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I completely agree!
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Thanks 👍
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I’ve cut my TV time down to one local news and one national. Any more than that is mostly repeating the same story or journalist trying to create a story.
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that is a great way to approach it!
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Absolutely.. can’t agree more.. loved your post.. 👍🏼😇
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thank you so very much! I really appreciate your kind words.
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Pleasure was mine.. 😇😇
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I am humbled………bless you my dear.
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An interesting one, and a quick way to cut out a lot of negativity. I wish there were a news channel or paper that was called “Good News”, and contained stories of positivity, nice things people had done, capturing the beauty in the world and the kindness of others. Sadly, such a news outlet doesn’t exist, but it should. Wishing you a brighter 2019 lovely filled with more positive vibes 🙂
Caz xx
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thank you so very much Caz! yes, i love not hearing all the yucky stuff day in and day out and i completely agree with you that i would love to read or hear good news. there use to be a website that focused on the positive but it is no longer active……..May your New Year bring you loads of smiles 🙂 🙂 🙂
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I’m with you in abstinence from TV watching. I haven’t watched it for years, except at a friend’s house for a special show. Not only do I avoid the barrage of the negative excitement presented on news programs, but for me, just watching the constantly flickering screen upsets my neurology. I get my news online where there are brief edited highlights, the radio, and reading. I do like to stay informed, but the commercials themselves overwhelm me with aspects of my my dear American culture I find hard to take in. Best wishes for a peaceful new year. JudiB.
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Good for you for taking control and not allowing some object mess with you physically! Wishing you a year filled with smiles! 🙂
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Great idea. I gave up TV News and TV in general 10 years back and I love it 🌸😊
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wow! 10 years, that is completely awesome. maybe i will do this next year!
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Good luck with that. I still watch movies though 😊
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Yeah……..movies are a weakness of mine 🙂 I love a good movie!
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Big weakness for me. I watch movies a lot
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thrilled to know that I am in such wonderful company! 🙂
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Feeling is mutual
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Happy New Year to you as well, Wendi. I agree the news can be extremely depressing and, like you, I don’t watch it. Our personal lives can be challenging enough without adding more anxiety into the mix. Have a wonderful year, my friend. Grace 🙂
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Happy New Year to you my dear. May your 2019 bring you buckets of smiles to you and yours! 🙂 I am glad I am in such wonderful company. 🙂
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Thank you so much, Wendi. I feel the same way 😊
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🙂 Hope today brings you many smiles my dear!
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I try not to watch the tv news. It’s just crazy😒
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yes, i agree with you, the world is nuts!
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I get cable when football season starts and then we cut the cord the day after the Super Bowl. Like you, I watch little to no TV News. It has been refreshing. TV News has become angry TV and who wants to be angry all the time? True, some people do. but I’ll take a pass thank you.
Happy to see I’m not alone in this.
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You are not alone! TV news sucks and makes me anxious hearing all the bad stuff for hours on end. I feel much happier with hearing all that negativity! May your weekend bring you smiles 🙂
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When I cut the cable, I watch a lot less TV news. I get enough with those little blurbs on my iPhone. 🙂
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Amen to reading more than enough from our phones! Bless you! 🙂
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Good decision Wendi, I gave up with the news a long time ago and feel much better for it – these days the ‘news’ is only ever bad. It’s so much better to look for the good in life :O) xx
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Amen! I noticed that I would feel anxious after watching all the bad stuff that was paraded through on the news. This year……..maybe I can give up TV (not Netflix) for a year.
Wishing you a 2019 that brings you buckets of well deserved smiles………..
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I think that’s a good resolution :O)
Same to you my friend – sending love and hugs xx
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Thank you! 🙂 I appreciate the support my friend. Sending you hugs and love right back to you…….hope all of it doesn’t knock you over! 🙂
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Don’t worry I can take as much as you can throw at me 😉 xx
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🙂 good!
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I haven’t watched the news and barely any TV for about 4 years now and I am so glad I haven’t. Life can be hard enough without it anyway. Take care and may the Lord bless you. ❤
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I love reading how many people, like you, have stated that they watch no or little tv. I am thrilled to be in such great company! And, you are absolutely right, life can be hard enough! and tv just added to my stress. Thank you so very much for stopping by Roger and taking the time to comment. God bless you and may 2019 bring you lots of smiles. 🙂
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I researched all of the conditions that you listed and wish I could be an angel to come over (where ever you are in the world) and heal you but I will pray for you. I have a few minor health problems but my life hasn’t been easy. In the last 3 weeks I have had 2 people threaten my life and my daughter -18 (i have 3, 2 boys who are younger all living with their mum) message me on Christmas day to say that she doesn’t want anything more to do with me. I’m so glad that I have the Lord in my life as He has done amazing thing for me. Take care and may God bless you too Wendi. xxoo
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I am kind of at a loss for words Roger, your comments were so very kind I am truly humbled. Thank you for your prayers, I will treasure each one. 🙂
I am so sorry to read that your life has been a struggle. I will pray The Lord to bless you and resolve issues that you cannot see a way out of……..making this year one that brings you buckets of smiles 🙂
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Thank you for thinking of me in your prayers, That means a lot to me. I know that the Lord has a plan for me and you also. Keep writing when you are able. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. ❤
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It is truly my pleasure to pray for you Roger. Bless you!
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Thank you. You too.
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That is a great resolution! I stopped watching the nightly news last year. It helps, a lot to have that negativity removed from daily life!
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Thank you so very much! It has helped with my anxiety levels…….hearing all that crap day in and day out made me sick. So glad you know that you have done this too 🙂 Bless you my friend!
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I should premise this comment that I don’t have a TV but haven’t watch news since I left home many moons ago … my father, a war-damaged veteran, was in the habit of watch one stations news after the other eg repeats of the same bad news with very similar shots and content! I read the headlines on line and if anything takes my interest, maybe 3 a week, I read further … it’s much healthier 🙂
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First let me say that my heart goes out to your father. I spent many years working at a VA Hospital and so many have sacrificed so very much.
I think it is so cool that you don’t have a tv. I am spending less and less time watching tv now that I gave up watching the news last year. It has helped me a bit and I appreciate any physical benefit I can receive. Bless you for taking the time to tell me about your lack of tv viewing 🙂 I love that so many people are in this club!
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watching the occasional select documentary or drama on line is heaps, frankly I’m usually too busy 🙂
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I think this is awesome. I do love Netflix but we can’t get a tv signal where we live so I rarely see “real” tv anyway.
Bless you!
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ooh my last housemate was absolutely addicted to Netflix … she could watch for 6-16 hours straight. She would even bolt to the loo rather than pause her show … the constant noise was hideous! Glad to get out and still keen to find a quieter more private place.
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oh my goodness, that is an addiction! i wouldn’t like to hear that noise all day either. I am glad you don’t have to endure that anymore.
on my bad days, i appreciate Netflix…..but, i would much rather be doing other things. 🙂
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but it’s good to spoil yourself a bit when things are tough so don’t beat yourself up! Stay chilled and say it’s your day off and veg … just not for hours straight 😉
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🙂 thank you for the encouragement, it is deeply appreciated……….
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you are most welcome 🙂
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Love this! And most definitely. I live with anxiety, and if it’s something that gets your anxiety going then it’s best to begin to move away from it.
I’ve nominated you …. 🙂
https://momlifewithchiari.com/2019/01/07/the-liebster-award-4/
Ana
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Thank you Ana………I have really enjoyed the no tv news and plan to continue it through this year again. Thank you so very much for the nomination, I am truly humbled and thankful. Bless you my dear. May your day bring you smiles! 🙂
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You’re welcome! And I understand. With the blog and now the YouTube channel, I really have no time for tv. And to be honest, with some much negativity in the news, I really don’t miss it.
Likewise, may you have a blessed day. 😊🙏🏽
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productivity sure beats watching tv! 🙂 sending you smiles 🙂
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Indeed! 🙌🏽
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Sometimes the “half-joking” resolutions end up being the best ones! 🙂
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🙂 thank you so very much……….it really did work out for me last year. Be blessed and may today bring you smiles! 🙂
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I hardly watched any TV in the ten month I was in Germany and I really didn’t miss a thing I noticed.
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🙂 good for you! i feel so much better without watching news and now zero regular tv. it is quite refreshing!
may your day bring you smiles 🙂
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Especially watching the news. Hardly anything good happening anymore and its scary to watch. Wishing you a wonderful weekend.
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yes, it really is scary so i keep the tv off the news! bless you! 🙂
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Sure is and great idea. I do the same. 🙂
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🙂 i am in great company!
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i go along with your resolution. it scares me, haunts me, makes me sad and painful sometimes
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Yes! I feel the exact same way…….i am happier not hearing all that junk!
May your day bring you smiles! 🙂
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Thank you Wendi
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It is absolutely true. Congratulations, Wendi, I commend you. It can be been, I’ve doing it a number of years.
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Thank you so very much, I deeply appreciate your encouragement. So far this year I still have not watched the news and now no regular tv. it’s been wonderful! Good for you for not watching the news!
Thank you so very much for taking your time to stop by and comment, I deeply appreciate it.
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The pleasure is all mine. Alway a joy!
InHisCare😊🙏💜
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Bless you!
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Blessings to you as well!
InHisCare 😊🙏💜
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If you ask me, this is still a wonderful feeling. I did it last year and my life is so much easier now.
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YES! thank you……….it has made and continues to make my life a bit more peaceful. 🙂
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For sure.
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I do the same thing. I was making myself sick. People dont understand how I can’t watch, but i simply can’t.
If there is something i need to know my husband tells me, I’m not uninformed, but I’m not caught up in the drama that is the news of today.
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🙂 great minds think alike I guess! 🙂 my body just can’t handle the extra stress………..
may your day bring you smiles 🙂
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Great one! We neither subscribe to TV nor buy any newspapers and feel very much relieved both financially and emotionally.
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thank you so much! I am right there with you. we do not read any newspapers and i even took the news app off my phone. it makes me feel so much better and keeps me focused on more positive thoughts. Bless you!
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I do not and have never owned a tv, I’m not interested in the hype. I have opinions on world events but really advocate avoiding mainstream news – I feel better for it and you will too 🌟
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thank you so very much! last year’s experiment has now become a way of life, no news ever. bless you and thank you so very much for taking the time to comment!
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No TV any time is a good idea.
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Amen and amen! 🙂 May your day bring you smiles. 🙂
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