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"Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day." Jesus Christ

Wise words for all of us especially in times such as these.

The United States has a population of just over 345 million.

Now, consider these numbers:

People involved in politics at all levels of government- 519,682

People involved in the entertainment industry (media- movies- tv)- 4,400,000

People involved in academia all levels – 13,000,000

People involved in professional sports- 15,000

People employed by the government – 3,000,000

Total of the above = 20,900,000

This is .06% of our total population.

There are 1,450,000 websites in the USA.

Now look at how we form our opinions. We get our information from one or more of the above sources. We allow this small number of people to influence our daily thinking and create stress, anxiety, despair and worry over things we actually have very little control over.

We allow our brains to be filled with the opinions of newscasters, sports figures, movie stars and others who are motivated by influences beyond our knowledge.

Are they carrying a personal grudge or biases against some issue due to some event in their lives we know nothing about? Are they getting paid to slant their viewpoint one way or another by someone? Or worse, are they just ignorant of the facts since they did not care to fully investigate the entire situation from multiple viewpoints?

Diogenes, you may recall, lived about 300 BC. He was famous for carrying a lantern looking for an ‘honest’ man. So even this far back in time, men were searching for truth among others. Not any different from today, is it?

I suggest that we all heed the words of Jesus and save ourselves some grief and restlessness by looking towards the things and people in our lives that we can reach out and touch for their input and opinions. We can argue our points and listen to their viewpoints much more realistically than listening to some commentator or film star expound on something they know very little about.

Save yourself from worry and being anxious. Listen to those around you and let the others go.

It will less your anxiety and worry, trust me.

See you next week….Peary Perry

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