Moody Monday: Feed Your Mind

There is a lot of depressing crap in the world, but there is also a lot of positivity in the world. To some extent, I can control what I let in, and what I block out.  

I select the news stories I want to read, those that will inform me, and those shut out those that I will not read.  I am very selective on what television I watch, I select things that will feed my mind, or entertain me.  As my mother's dementia progressed she found refuge in sitcoms, the rauncher the better (Two and Half Men was a favorite.) My father didn't get it, he went to the other room and played solitaire on the computer with Faux News for background noise.  

I find some great content on YouTube.  Amazing content by independent content producers who are doing amazing work, travel, or thinking.  There is also a lot of crap on YT.  It is my choice what I watch and what I avoid.  

I just logged my 17th book read in 2024. I select books that feed my mind, and sooth my psyche. I know that not all books will do this. I am very much enjoying having plenty of time and energy to read. I'd like to think that I am still learning. And each time I go to the library or the book store I am looking for books that will add rainbows to my life.  

I almost always have music playing in the background.  I guess it is selective hearing, or maybe some undiagnosed brain fart, but music can play while I read or write, or study.  When some music plays, it brings back memories of what I was doing when I listened to it. 

My music taste is eclectic, from classical, to country, to rock, to folk, and a little bit of todays music.  I generally avoid music that is angry, or violent.  I don't need to feed my mind with anger, or violence. No one needs to feed their mind with that.  

I read someplace that "some people walk in the rain, others just get wet." I like that, enjoy the walk, you will dry off.