Spin and drama

I live in the midwest. According to the national weather forecast, we were to have a blizzard yesterday and overnight. The local news' weatherpeople jumped on that and put their "end of the world" tone to it. What really happened? We had about half an inch of snow and normal winds. In normal times, not even worth mentioning.

Yet, it was mentioned. Many people bought into the fear of it and did some hunkering down for the storm. As I spoke with my sister about this, we agreed that we can only hope that a shift is coming.

We have been led into fear. We have been sucked into the drama of spinning up people's emotions and we are stuck. We need the shift. From a very global perspective, we need the shift.

Do you remember the TV series 'Dragnet'? Sgt. Joe Friday would say "Just the facts, ma'am." and that's all we got. There was no drama. No exaggerating the events that had transpired. The facts were given and the arrest was made and we were entertained. Today there are shows that thrive on the drama. Would 'Survivor', 'Deal or No Deal', 'Lost', 'The Biggest Loser', and countless others even be watched if it weren't for the drama? Is society that bored with itself that we need this fiction? Oh, okay, before you point out that some people really do win money on 'Deal' or that some people really do lose weight on 'Loser' let me make it clear that I understand that there is an element of truth to these shows. Just like most lies, rumors and innuendo.

Personally, I'm not interested in watching anything that makes drama for reality's sake. If you think about the very real people in your life, who are the ones that you most admire? Respect? Want to be around? Are they the ones that blow things out of proportion? Or are the people who take things in stride and still figure it all out in the end more to your liking? What kind of person are you?