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Just watching Sky news and it has thoroughly depressed me. :(

 

Do good things not happen anymore? Or are they just not reported?

 

There just seems be a non-stop stream of woe.

 

Kev.

 

I FEEL THE SAME AS YOU , simply don't watch it as it can leave me feeling down :cry:

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I suffer terribly from 'weltschermz', the world is so full of cruelty and hate not to mention global warming etc, that sometimes I feel utter despair so I do my best to not watch the news.

 

I do what I can to try and make the world a better place but it doesn't feel enough most of the time, I comfort myself sometimes with Buddhist teachings (I'm not a Buddhist but a lot of their teachings make a lot of sense!)

 

One of my favourite Buddhist stories is this one....

 

Once a man was walking along a beach. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. Off in the distance he could see a person going back and forth between the surf's edge and and the beach. Back and forth this person went. As the man approached he could see that there were hundreds of starfish stranded on the sand as the result of the natural action of the tide.

 

The man was stuck by the the apparent futility of the task. There were far too many starfish. Many of them were sure to perish. As he approached the person continued the task of picking up starfish one by one and throwing them into the surf.

 

As he came up to the person he said, "You must be crazy. There are thousands of miles of beach covered with starfish. You can't possibly make a difference." The person looked at the man. He then stooped down and pick up one more starfish and threw it back into the ocean. He turned back to the man and said, "It made a difference to that one!"

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I suffer terribly from 'weltschermz', the world is so full of cruelty and hate not to mention global warming etc, that sometimes I feel utter despair so I do my best to not watch the news.

 

I do what I can to try and make the world a better place but it doesn't feel enough most of the time, I comfort myself sometimes with Buddhist teachings (I'm not a Buddhist but a lot of their teachings make a lot of sense!)

 

One of my favourite Buddhist stories is this one....

 

Once a man was walking along a beach. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. Off in the distance he could see a person going back and forth between the surf's edge and and the beach. Back and forth this person went. As the man approached he could see that there were hundreds of starfish stranded on the sand as the result of the natural action of the tide.

 

The man was stuck by the the apparent futility of the task. There were far too many starfish. Many of them were sure to perish. As he approached the person continued the task of picking up starfish one by one and throwing them into the surf.

 

As he came up to the person he said, "You must be crazy. There are thousands of miles of beach covered with starfish. You can't possibly make a difference." The person looked at the man. He then stooped down and pick up one more starfish and threw it back into the ocean. He turned back to the man and said, "It made a difference to that one!"

 

 

oh, lump in throat moment.

 

lovely story

 

cathy

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Maybe not in the news but plenty going around otherwise (on a much, much smaller scale):

 

Jock the hamster has just become the owner of a swish new hamster cage and is pleased as punch :D

 

My brother is getting married in December and I have been asked to be his witness :D

 

I'm starting to look pregnant rather than just fat :D

 

It is a glorious day and the chickens have actually managed a good sunbathing session in the garden :D

 

Oh, and my grimace is on the front of the Omlet newsletter - not exactly the best photo of me but amusing! :D

 

Who needs the national news?!!! :lol::lol::lol:

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I'm due the end of March - you're right - it seems like an eternity away, but having done this all before, I know for a fact that once you hit 20 weeks, time zooms! :lol:

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