What is happening?????
Why are people acting out so violently?????
Perhaps it’s time for one long time out: Take a break from all of the things that anger, distress, worry or frighten us; find some quiet, nurturing peace and calm down. There does seem to be a corporate unrest in the air these days.
Some of this seems more like attitude run amuck than simple anger. Just read these news briefs:
Religious leaders in California are calling for a police investigation after identical letters were sent to local mosques hailing President-elect Donald Trump and calling for death to Muslims.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Police in Philadelphia say three men hanging Christmas lights were shot after getting into an argument with a passing motorist.
A 62-year-old white man accused of shooting a 15-year-old black teenager to death Monday night in Charleston, W.Va., allegedly told police after the murder, according to the Charleston Gazette-Mail: “The way I look at it, that’s another piece of trash off the street.”
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Coral Springs Fire Rescue reports that one person died and another was wounded in a shooting at Coral Square Mall on Saturday morning.
A Good Samaritan who tried to stop a woman being assaulted was shot to death outside a Texas Walmart packed with shoppers on Black Friday while another man in New Jersey was also killed outside a mall, authorities said.
(CNN) One person is in custody after three Starbucks coffee shops were vandalized in Albuquerque, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
A gunman wildly fired shots into the air in a Long Island hospital parking lot early Saturday, officials said. John Gamble, 35, pumped off multiple rounds from a .9 mm handgun about 5:50 a.m.
I couldn’t find it again, but there was a story about someone shooting a teen who bumped him.
There was also another one that read something like, “Trump gives Democrats reason to stay angry.” (Really, they need to stay angry???)
The best antidote I know is to step away from all of the rhetoric, news stories – whether professional or just plain gossip – and clear your own head.
I also think it is important to set your boundaries at the point where you still deal with things well. I, for example, limit the amount of news I read or listen to. Remember, a lot of what we here on the news is distorted at best, so don’t let it all under your skin.
Another strategy I use is to stay away from conversations that will produce nothing except anger, frustration and disagreement. Don’t get me wrong; I love a good, well informed debate. My point: If it is stirring up more displeasure than your soul can take, step away, regroup, get your own balance back.
So much of what we hear about is way over the top in terms of reaction. Hmm, somebody bumps you; don’t shoot him or her, okay? You have an arguement; leave the pistol in its holder…or better yet, in the gun safe at home.
Next time, I’ll find some happy headlines for you.
lifehelps 