Depressed When You Watch the News? Try This Tip to Help You Gain Perspective! Mindfulness

Are you a news addict? Are you one of those people who read their newspaper or check the news sites almost before your morning coffee? Try a news blackout for a few days. Avoid watching news on television or getting your fix online or with your morning newspaper. Instead...

• read some essays by famous authors on off-news topics 
• pick up a good book
• write in a journal

You’ll be amazed at how much time you’ll save and, if anything catastrophic happens, your friends will tell you!