Jun 2

 Still pretty much ok stomach wise. It's not a non event. But it's eh, ballpark close. And a lot better than it has been. So. Ooh. 4 days of stability so far ?

Other bits of the Ongoing Bullshit rise and fall in the background teaching me that hey, it's not just about the shitty digestion, there are Other Things As Well. But. Uh huh. Overall. Doing better.

So masses of people are off in the UK. The Jubilee malarkey is here. Cool. Although. I have to say rather mean spiritedly, I prefer when everyone is at work. I have to share the world when everyone is off. It's emptier and nicer when most people are stuck in an office. I think if this was a permanent thing, it would force me out into the sticks and a lower population density. I have become a product of my lifestyle - not having to engage with rush hours or crowds or business. Just noodling away in relative peace.

So an idea occurred to me triggered by the Jubilee malarkey.

We're taking a few days off to, well, allegedly celebrate the Jubilee. In practice everyone is just enjoying a few days off, Queenie or not.

And there are times of the year when we do Special Days, that mostly get ignored. Tree Awareness Day. Coffee Free Thursdays. ( those are not real things... I ... don't think ? )

So here's my idea.

Positivity Week.

For one week a year. Just one. The media are not allowed to say anything negative. Nothing snarky. No fear. No Uncertainty. No doubt. No moaning or gnashing of teeth. No predictions of doom. No bullshit or angst. The rule of thumb being. If you don't have something nice to say, shut the fuck up.

Imagine a week where the news cycle is not miserable. Just one week. You can moan and scream a week later. It will still all be there. But for one peaceful week. Everyone just takes a breath. You give the media a week off.

And everyone in society tries to do the same. Don't rise to that argument. Don't be negative. Just. Breathe. No political backbiting. Point scoring. Take a week off. Unless it's positive.

One week. Not a lifelong commitment. Not some utopian push to get a better society. Just. A. Single. Week. In an unending cycle of neurotic negativity.

I don't think it's unreasonable. And I think it would do wonders for everyones mood.

But mainly. It would be stopping the incessant bile produced by the media. Take a breath fellas.