HUH, the expression says so much; it encapsulates a feeling of sheer incredulity and frustration. As I sip my coffee with the morning paper in hand, (nowadays it’s iPad or computer screen, but newspaper looks better in a photo, huh) I can’t help but let it slip through my thoughts and lips over and over again while reading the news, scrolling through headlines that seem to scream the same tired sentiment. It’s all just a massive HUH or a UGH, a reaction to the relentless negativity that envelops our screens and casts a shadow over my mornings.
How many pieces of good news do you actually see on your feed these days? Uplifting stories feel like a shocking rarity, a brief glimmer in a sea of disheartening tales that stir deeper emotions and leave us questioning the state of the world. We long for a balance between the bad and the good, wrestling with a profound sadness about the world’s plight; in fact, I often find myself using much stronger words to convey my frustration, huh!
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Ritva Sillanmäki Photography 
I can no longer begin my day with the news. It’s so unrelentingly depressing it sets my day up all wrong. But you have set your breakfast up as a civilised occasion.
I am very civil and proper in the morning, hair tangled … I leave the table it’s my mind that is tangled in thoughts
Not a great way to begin the day…?
A great post! It’s nice to see how our routines and expressions are so connected even though we are worlds apart. Huh is a very mild word sometimes. 🙂
Similar minds, an beliefs in equality and democracy – humanity.
Agreed Ritva. We are in need of much more good news, love, and inspiration in our news and world.
This is my morning also. My newspaper is read on the computer. Breakfast is on the desk and disbelief is abundant. Sometimes a photographer will brighten the moment.
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I totally understand the sentiment behind this post. But words and posts like this remind us that the common citizen is not alone, eh. I “had” to end it in the Canadian version of “huh”.