I can’t seem to go an hour without getting disappointed.  Anytime I look at the headlines or open a social media app or turn on the TV it saddens me.  In this day and age where we have all information and entertainment at our fingertips, everything still seems the same.  People doing bad things.  Whether beloved famous people doing awful things or nobodies getting famous by being their awful selves.  It’s enough to make me want to become a hermit!

I desperately whisper to myself, “No more.”

The following writing prompts are my challenge against the stupid, the ignorant, the depressing.  I might not be able to change all the anger spewing forth from anyone loud enough or contrary enough to be noticed, but I can change what I do.

I humbly ask, no beg, you to join me as I attempt to take back control of my mood and remind myself that the world has some pretty fantastic things in it.

In the climate of angry rants, won’t you join me in a few joyous raves?

• Rave about a piece of culture  No need to compare it to anything else.  Just choose a song, book, movie, TV show, etc. and write what you like about it.  Write why it makes you happy.
• Rave about a good dining experience  All it takes is one visit to Yelp to realize that, apparently, everyone cares about parking lots and matching flatware more than they care about food.  I love food.  I eat it almost everyday!  I could easily write pages about a good meal.  In fact, I have many times.  Give it a shot, I promise that you’ll be glad you did.
• Rave about People  We all have people that we love.  We all have experiences with people that make us happy.  Write the story of any of your incredible people or experiences.
• Rave about How Lucky You Are  Instead of thinking about all the outrage and all the base behaviors that surround us, take a moment to write about how much good there is out there.  There are so many wonderful things in everyone’s life.  Write about just one of them.

If you’ll excuse me, I’m going to write about these things.

Some time later…

There.  It’s been 1 hour and I feel fantastic.  I feel like there’s actually hope for happiness after all.  I’m going to add “Raves not Rants” to my Content List because this is better than therapy!