That news, together with the bad news in my country, filled me with fear and a sense of hopelessness. But then I realized that God is still in full control of the whole universe, and He is with me always. I need to focus on my eternal destination, and try to fulfill His purpose for my life here on earth.

I've also stopped watching the news, because it only upsets me. A stupid thing to do, but it works for me.

i am the same, i dont watch the news or read the paper, i of course i hear things, its hard not to, but i dont allow myself to get sucked in.
I re mind myself that there is more good in the world than bad, its just that the bad gets aired and the good doesnt.
So much courage and strength comes from a disaster, when we are down on our knees we are often at our strongest.

I take it in, but I do not take it on. News can disrupt my serenity. IF I decide to let it. Today, I see the news, and I choose to remain balanced and serene.

And my heart goes out to the family and friends of the dead and injured. And my prayer ascends for peace in all hearts; knowing how fragile a hope that is!

News travels faster these days than it did in past generations. In our grandparents day, news often did not reach them until the situation had already been resolved. So, we hear a lot of news that is still in its problem stage, whereas in the past it often was already in its solution stage when it reached people through word-of-mouth or print media such as daily and weekly newspapers. Our generation does indeed suffer more from stress than previous generations due to the news. The world has changed in this regard.

Yes, current events bother me, but I still want to stay informed. Its my choice as to HOW informed I want to be. I study a lot of history, especally Civil War, and I find comfort in understanding more about the past.

Last week was awful to see the tragedies, then I had several personal events that were upsetting, too. A window is falling in, we got some water in our basement, Moms house nearly flooded, I need an expensive dental procedure, and the reality of our yard care of several years neglect (during depression) is smacking me in the face.

Good and pertinent question, Beau!

Combined with current events, it overwhelmed me greatly.

I live in New York. I saw the smoke from my home on 9/11. I didn't know people that died, but knew my past boss brother died in one of the towers, and a former girlfriend's husband died also, leaving here with a small child. That happened 12 years ago. I cannot forget it...So, when I heard about the bombing in Boston, i turned it out because, I don't want to hear that it happened again. We used to be the best country in the world, but we let everyone in, and we shouldn't...We actually paid for the bombers of 9/11 to go to training school to fly an airplane in case you didn't know, yes, we let too many people in without doing background cks and I hurt my back/hip, and have to wait 8 days to go to pain management....Sorry, don't have anything good to say our country now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m50p-XScreM

I believe that the only reason some people think that the world is a worse place is because we've forgotten the Headlines of the past......

I really don't see the news much, and NEVER lock my doors.

I may get brocken in sometime, but so have friends with their doors locked....

I like billy joel : )