The world in 2024 feels like a febrile place. Positive News remains as committed as ever to presenting an alternative perspective on current affairs. But it’s hard, even for us, not to look around – at the atrocities in Gaza, the crumbling public services, the burgeoning billionaires and democratic backsliding – and feel a bit powerless sometimes.
Whether you’re religious or not, the serenity prayer by theologian Reinhold Niebuhr remains relevant. “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”
His words beg a question: what have you done to empower yourself in these strange times? (Aside from reading Positive News, of course). How have you given yourself agency at times when it felt you had little?
We would love to know for a forthcoming article. Please fill out the form below to share your wisdom.
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