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Originally Posted by Rose of Cairo  Like every evening they listen to the news on the radio while eating. So I had to explain that I would not eat with them in the evenings. They asked why and I told the truth, which is that I don't want to hear about war and murder and listen to them getting angry at some politician every day while eating. That's just more than I can bear. |
I also don't watch/listen to the news very much when I'm in my own home and have control over what I allow into my experience.
But, when I'm in a place where the news is on (e.g. someone else's home), what I've found works for me is to simply say to myself "gosh, how interesting - let's see what experiences others have created for themselves". In that way, I am allowing (a la Abe-Hicks) others' creations to exist, while not taking them on board myself. I stay detached rather than getting sucked in.