Frozen controversy: To be or not to be angry

NOT TO BE!  Of course, we all know it, but the things you read online should not make you angry.  There are other solutions.  (refer to "critical")  Here are my 5 things to remember so you don't get frozen (or have a melt down. ha ha...get it??  No???  Okay, just look at the picture.)

1."Whatever you read, listen to, or look at has an effect on you." (for the strength of youth2001)
  If you are musical like me, you get songs stuck in your head for hours and it drives you crazy. (Or you love it and just sing louder!)  Some obsess about having the coolest pin on pinterest.  Others feel a need to become extremely buff or the perfect wife who cooks with high heels in the kitchen.  These are all affects of media.  Since this is in regards to the woman who wrote about hidden messages, let me say that media can have positive affects as well, but we all know that media has had negative affects on society.  (If you don't know this...umm...well....Kenneth L. Woodward, "The Elite and How to Avoid it," Newsweek, July 20, 1992, p55. Or just send me a message.)

2. Art: YES, NO, Maybe so...
  As my cousins husband pointed out there can be multiple interpretations to media or art.  No matter what the view point, or what the interpretation, it is a lovely way to start dialogue!!  Isn't it wonderful to see different perspectives, and be able to not agree with them at all, but listen and say "huh, I would never have thought about it that way,"?  I respect my friend who is an artist in Florida.  When someone interprets his art in a way that is completely different than what he intended he says "It could be!"  The truth is, it could be that way for that person.

3.  I Don't Like YOU

Strife, arguing, and disputations. Contention, especially between members of the Lord’s Church or between family members, is not pleasing to the Lord.

• Pride causes contention:Prov. 13:10;
• If any man have a quarrel against any, forgive as Christ forgave:Col. 3:13;
• Avoid foolish questions and contention:Titus 3:9;
• Satan spreads rumors and contention:Hel. 16:22;
• The devil is the father of contention and stirs up men to contend with one another:3 Ne. 11:29; ( Mosiah 23:15; )
• BREATH!!!
• Cease to contend with one another:D&C 136:23; (for more you can go here)

4.  Learn how to disagree tastefully.  
I can't help you with this one...I am still learning.  I know it exists. #myfriendemily

5.  Continue breathing.  
This just means, keep on enjoying life.  If you find things in media that cause you to sit down with your kids and discuss it, I love it.  I respect you.  If you like your movies and articles, and don't find anything wrong with them (aka lacking hidden messages), and are seeking good, lovely, of good report type media, I love it!  I respect you.  Keep on doing what the Lord guides you to do, and you can't go wrong.  I think we will all breath a little better if we remember

Luke 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.  

So please don't judge this, just forgive me for any grammatical errors, or things that I said that you don't agree with, and think "huh, I would never have thought about it that way." 

 That will keep us all from getting frozen.