Just Imagine. A Brand New News Channel On TV Has Been Created. By Children!

Humans tend to look for negative news first. That is how most of us are wired. We have learned this from our environment. Repeating thought patterns become our own habits. It can result in negative self-talk and a negative mindset. This does not always serve us. We are not always aware of it. When we listen to the daily news, we hear a series of negative events that have occured. Sometimes it seems that only negative events happen. This can make us sad and depressed. We can lose hope.  'Can', but we do not have to. There is always a choice. A conscious one.

What if we would ask our children to present the news? The focus of the covered topics would be so different from the ones that adults would choose. They would be proud to talk long hours - with plenty of enthusiasm - about all the new things that they have discovered in their early lives. They would sum up all the new friends that they have made in recent times. They would explain how lovely it is to play with their toy train. They would reveal some secrets about how they could 'steal' some candy when their mother turned their back. So much fun!

On the other side, they would have their little dark days too. They were frustrated when someone took away their toys. They got angry when they did not get the food that they wanted. Spaghetti or french fries cannot be served all day. They felt sad when a good friend moved to another city. They were worried when their parents discussed a divorce. They cried when their dog or cat got lost. When one of their grandparents went to heaven, they locked themselves up in their room. Terrified and anxious. Not knowing what this meant for them. It was scary.

At least when children would present the daily news, we would have two sides of the same coin. Dark and light notes filling the days of our lives. A beautiful and balanced composition. It would all be presented in a playful way. A lighter version. At least reality would be approached in a more complete way. Good things still occur. Let us not lose hope. Many wonderful things still take place. However, they do not always reach the spotlights. They remain in their humble corner until someone notices them. They are not so demanding. They just love to be a serving tool. That is what their essence is.

Just imagine, that you would be asked to present the world news. What good news would you bring to the world? What topics would you cover? Which persons would you reward for bringing more sunlight to planet earth? Who would be your hero and why? Every night the moon shines. Every morning the sun arises. For free. Just like that. Dark and light. Yin. Yang. How could you make a difference in the lives of many others and demonstrate that there is still plenty of positive news to be shared? A news channel that covers both sides, first the darker side then the sunny side, a toy or reality?

The good news is that we can unlearn to focus on negative topics first. New thought habits are generated if we repeat them long enough. They say that it takes about 21 days to adopt a new habit. Negative thoughts have a lower vibrational frequency. We attract what we think of most of the time. Thoughts are energy. Why not balancing our energy more and consciously select also positive news to feel better in our own skin? This does not mean that we close our eyes for all sadness in the world. We only take responsibility to keep our energy levels high enough to contribute to a better world.

By Liesbeth Leysen