Ready for the Good Times?

Recently I read or heard something about being overwhelmed by the sorrows of the world. I wish I'd written it down... Anyhow, it was about how seeing and hearing of all the horrifying things that happen every day can blind us from the good. This is why I never watched the news. Now I'm going to have to ban myself from my Ipod news apps. They're slightly addictive- I have ABC, CBS, WCCO, and USA Today. Yesterday a 6 month-old in a stroller was hit and killed by an SUV. Just a mom dropping her kid off at school, trying to get somewhere else, and she forgot to look, or couldn't see, etc. It's all I could think about today. And I was blinded. I know the news is almost always bad, and I believe it will get worse- just like each season of the Real World. It steals my hope and stains my joy. What comes at me off the air/offline is what is meant for me to take on. What I search for in addition to that is what I do to myself. Good times? You ready? Well, guess what, they are happening all around you. They are the kids making a new friend at the playground, the feeling you get after exercising, the ice cream you eat after exercising, and so on. I hope my eyes will be more open now.