How much information do we take in every day? And what type of information? How does that information effect us? Have you ever had the experience of 'information overload'? There was so much information coming in that you just short circuited for a second, an hour, maybe even a day? Some people call this stress.
What if we became more intentional about the information we took in? What if we were selective about our input of information? Input determines output.
If I'm taking in information that points to how things are wrong in the world, I'm going to have a view of the world that everything is wrong. If I watch the news all the time, I would probably feel pretty stressed about life. What if I intentionally listened to beautiful music and watched funny movies? What might change in my world view? What if I started intentionally interacting with people who were making a positive difference in the world? Positive input, positive output.
In my experience, it is so easy to get sucked into the scandals, the strife, the gossip and turmoil of the world. It's shocking and illicit's a strong reaction. "Oh my gosh! This is awful! I need to pay attention to this!" It takes a conscious reminder to shift my attention. To direct my attention back to where it serves me.
Notice throughout the day the information you are taking in. Notice what your input is. Then notice how it feels. If it has a fear based feeling (anxiety, unease, restless, not enough, alarm, anger, jealousy, powerlessness...) and you would rather feel a different way, then intentionally shift your input. Look at introducing positive input. It may be a book, movies, music, spiritual teaching, being out in nature, painting, spending time with people who inspire you, petting an animal. Any number of things are possible. It becomes more about choice. So choose!
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