Election Blues

The election is on this weekend. It's got all the makings of an early night I think, with the Labor Party set to go and the Liberal/National Coalition back in power. We should feel ourselves lucky to be able to participate in elections. How many people in the world have no say in who governs them? I have to keep telling myself this as I look forward to what a new government will bring. At least the endless ads will be over soon. I think I read somewhere in a Barbara Fredrickson book that if you want to be happy, one of the simplest things you can do is stop watching the news or reading newspapers. I don't want to be cocooned from what's going on, but I think I might follow this advise for awhile at least.