The news of the world is no worse than ever before. Just reported more hysterically than ever before. It's why they feel obliged to give us an occasional break. In the back pages of the papers and at the end of the broadcast there's always that little save-your-sanity item of good, maybe even cute, news.
And who can argue with these tasty desserts at the end of a bitter meal. Never mind the big bad news we've just met -- wars, terrorism, unemployment, financial bubbles, political corruption. Even the little bad news begs for a break -- congressional stexting, the Washington State woman who drove her SUV down a boat ramp and into a lake because her GPS told her so, or how about the California high school that just classified their yearbook as child pornography because it had a prom picture whose background included a 17-year-old boy groping a 15-year-old girl.
On the other hand...
Our news organizations aren't really the best source for our everyday sanity-breaks. Looking for a break, there's still the world itself. Right around you. If you know how to look. Here's my Top Ten looks:
* The fiery red sun seeping up through our backyard Maples in the early morning, reassuring me there is at least one more day to try. Try living, listening, loving.....
* The summer birds that come with the sun, tweeting that same symphony of nature which has been playing for a hundred million million sunrises
* The perfect music that is Mozart or Bach as I ease into the private rhythms of my morning breakfast
* The perfect cup of fresh-brewed coffee I musingly strive to make with each breakfast
* The little children who giggly populate summer mornings with their pursuit of butterflies and beatitudes
* The wind-caught hair of their young concerned mothers
* The liquidy whispers from the forested river nearby
* Our supermarket's astonishing produce department with all the succulent gifts of the earth in one space
* The Zorba Dance I hope to dance this day, having waited far too long to try
* Finally, this video: www.andiesisle.com/creation/magnificent.html
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The video: An amazing collection of scenes along with a soothing musical track (a good sub woofer a plus) is definitely a break from the news any day, along with that first daily cup of coffee!
ReplyDeleteI still find the cinema my great release from the rigors of the everyday world' losing myself
ReplyDeletein popcorn and darkness for just a few hours; putting my mind on pause.
Jerry, Danial ~ we three make it a consensus!!
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