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Together, we can spread the love of Christ through Mary to even more people this Christmas.

So, let's begin in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

And let's call to mind all those we've promised to pray for.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone here in the USA, the day that we celebrate all the good that we've been

given.

But isn't it amazing?

Why do we tend to focus so much on danger and the negative?

Our brain is wired to be hypervigilant to threats like predators,

hostile tribes and kingdoms in order to survive.

And this means we respond more intensely to negative stimuli,

making us more likely to notice and remember bad events more than the good ones.

The amygdala, the brain's emotional center, is especially reactive to negative experiences,

amplifying their impact. That's why we often focus more on negative or threatening information,

and it's a phenomenon well known as the negativity bias. And modern media exploits this bias.

Why? Well, because bad news sells. Profit-driven news outlets bombard us with negativity,

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