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I think that we live in a generally pissed off society. Anger and discontent are highly contagious.
Personally, I find I'm a lot happier if I avoid TV news - local, national, CNN etc. I have a few internet sources for the headlines to stay informed, but the in depth analysis of everything that's wrong with the planet is emotionally draining. Ignorance is bliss, right?
That list of everything that's right in your life... write it down and read that list at the beginning of each day. The little "stuff" will seem more trivial. As Cheryl Crow sings in one of my favorite songs... "It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you got."
My dad spent much of his life a very angry man. After my mom died he figured out that his daily mood was a conscious choice. At 65 he chose happiness instead of anger. He chose to be happy for the final 13 years of life. I only wish my mom had been around to see it.
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Lee
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