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<blockquote data-quote="PixelFree" data-source="post: 1289540" data-attributes="member: 13577">Yes, I agree.&nbsp; This is what I thought this thread was when I first saw it.It seems like more of a funeral / mourning vibe, where we are talking about something that has gone forever and is never coming back.&nbsp; It lacks hope.Sure - it's not all sunshine and rainbows, but the world hasn't gone to hell just yet.&nbsp; There is still unlimited beauty out there to captivate our hearts, still many people living happy lives and being happily married with happy kids (with realistic level of expectation being required).&nbsp; Right now, somewhere in the world, some kids soccer team just won their school final, someone is helping an old lady cross the street, someone is falling in love, etc etc.&nbsp; Surely there are some news headlines or stats on things that can give us hope?&nbsp; If 50% of marriages end in divorce then 50% don't.&nbsp; Of those 50% that don't maybe half of those are happy.&nbsp; Why can't we be part of that 25%?&nbsp; (and further to this, are our expectations of 'happy', wrong?)There is a reality out there we need to deal with however a more powerful force is that our reality becomes what we focus on the most.Here is one.&nbsp; I have just started listening to a Christian radio station here in Melbourne.&nbsp; City size 4.8 million.&nbsp; &nbsp; It's a great station to listen to, no swearing, no degenerative mumble rap, uplifting music, positive messages and bible teaching snippets throughout the day (on raising kids, conflict resolution, etc), call-ins from people getting clean from drugs/alcohol, high quality production value and hosts (you'd think you're listening to a regular commercial station), ads from Christian business sponsors, regular charity drives to provide food for homeless people.&nbsp; You can listen online as well.&nbsp; This is new and pretty unusual in Australia.&nbsp; It's called <a href="https://www.lightfm.com.au/" target="_blank">Light FM and the frequency is 89.9 FM</a>, which used to be Joy FM (a gay/homosexual radio station).&nbsp; The station claims they have 1 million viewers each month (20%).&nbsp; Seems too high but maybe they're right?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PixelFree, post: 1289540, member: 13577"] Yes, I agree. This is what I thought this thread was when I first saw it. It seems like more of a funeral / mourning vibe, where we are talking about something that has gone forever and is never coming back. It lacks hope. Sure - it's not all sunshine and rainbows, but the world hasn't gone to hell just yet. There is still unlimited beauty out there to captivate our hearts, still many people living happy lives and being happily married with happy kids (with realistic level of expectation being required). Right now, somewhere in the world, some kids soccer team just won their school final, someone is helping an old lady cross the street, someone is falling in love, etc etc. Surely there are some news headlines or stats on things that can give us hope? If 50% of marriages end in divorce then 50% don't. Of those 50% that don't maybe half of those are happy. Why can't we be part of that 25%? (and further to this, are our expectations of 'happy', wrong?) There is a reality out there we need to deal with however a more powerful force is that [u]our reality becomes what we focus on the most[/u]. Here is one. I have just started listening to a Christian radio station here in Melbourne. City size 4.8 million. It's a great station to listen to, no swearing, no degenerative mumble rap, uplifting music, positive messages and bible teaching snippets throughout the day (on raising kids, conflict resolution, etc), call-ins from people getting clean from drugs/alcohol, high quality production value and hosts (you'd think you're listening to a regular commercial station), ads from Christian business sponsors, regular charity drives to provide food for homeless people. You can listen online as well. This is new and pretty unusual in Australia. It's called [url=https://www.lightfm.com.au/]Light FM and the frequency is 89.9 FM[/url], which used to be Joy FM (a gay/homosexual radio station). The station claims they have 1 million viewers each month (20%). Seems too high but maybe they're right? [/QUOTE]

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