I don’t want to hear about war.
I don’t want to hear of irrational leadership
Where is the news that I desire? The news that I need?
What of the neighbors who rake a senior’s leaves.
What of the teens who organize food drives.
We are surrounded by love.
We are daily exposed to a smiling familiar barista
who prepares our order before it is placed.
We have our tanks tended by an energetic pump attendant
who literally asks if we want a fill-up. (Fill up with what?)
A meal is daily placed before us by a loving spouse.
A child curls up on our lap with a book to share.
A leash intertwines with our leash as our dogs exchange odorous greetings.
Am I ignoring the world by turning off the news?
Am I irresponsible by failing to get the latest updates?
Pain happens, but suffering I create.
When I dwell in the media determined news, I suffer.
I choose to dwell in my own news.
News of a dad kicking a soccer ball with his toddler.
News of mom turning her phone over to make goo goo with a child in a stroller.
News of a youngster holding a door for a vet in a wheelchair.
News of auditoriums filled with mixed faces celebrating a band from a culture afar.
Where is the news that fills the heart?
Why do headlines empty the heart?
Love is news!!
Love is the news!!
Wade McJacobs 10/2023
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