A few months ago, I realized that between the news (wars,
crimes, the latest pathogens and some petty pointless bit—ing about others), and
the sort of movies and TV shows I was watching, which were mostly about dysfunction (wars, crime stories, pandemics and plenty bi---ing), it was taking a negative toll
on my psyche.
Sure, it was compelling, and it is an aspect
of the human story. But I needed some medicine to balance this out.
And so, I have been making the effort to pay attention to
basically good people doing or trying to do good things. Flawed people, (is
there any other kind?) but decent and with a conscience that is alive and
serves to guide.
I like THIS IS US (now all seasons streaming on
Netflix) and novels like ASK AGAIN, YES by Mary Beth Keane. If you have recommendations
for some such, I am as wide open as ever.
Let the light of humanity pour in~
©Art by Shelagh Duffett
5 comments:
I cannot abide by too much gloom and doom. The book that came to mind was The Awakening of Miss Prim. I hope you can find it. I reviewed it on my blog here: https://vijayabodach.blogspot.com/2018/03/renovations-celebrations-and-ruminations.html
I periodically go on a binge of reading old novels by D.E. Stevenson. Some are set near WW2. But basically they are stories of English life.
I love Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next books. The first is the Eyre Affair.
Have you read Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls? So good.
I subscribed to a blog post called Daily Good, rather than read negative news.
I'm with Vijaya---not a fan of gloom and doom. I like my books and movies and, of course, life itself to have a happy ending. Yes, there'll be dysfunction along the way, but I look for a joyous afterlife.
After submitting to (and being rejected by) Points in Case, a humour ezine, I subscribed to it and get humour in my email several times a week.
pointsincase.com/articles
Sophie Kinsella's rom com novels such as Love Your Life and The Burnout are great escapism. If mysteries aren't too gloomy for you, there are some humorous ones by Harley Jane Kozak. I think you'd especially appreciate Dating Dead Men. :-)
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