See The Good and Let It Ride

There are so many choices of events, circumstances and opportunities competing for our attention. It would be easy to define some negative ones and it seems like it should be just as easy to define some positive ones. To me, the opportunity for national health care for all is a long-time dream and shows me that our nation is beginning to value the good of all as much as the needs of the fittest. One prominent Republican says it will bankrupt our nation. Seems to me, leaving 30-40 million people uninsured had already left us in a state of moral bankruptcy. It’s good to see us begin to climb out of it.

The streamlined student loan program appears likely to help millions of students with financing challenges to get an education and save $68 billion in middleman charges that weren’t adding any particular value to the equation. Is this going to shift some jobs? Of course, but there will be rosier times at the Universities and therefore new jobs created. As well as bringing brilliant new minds to work on our old problems. Sounds like a formula for success.

Phoenix received record rains this year and there has been very little conversation about the drought and it’s potentially drastic effects on our area. Water is flowing in the desert and may have the effect of making Phoenix more desirable to new businesses and individuals who had worries about the sustainability of the area. I sense an oasis in the making.

Buzz Aldrin has done senior citizens and military heroes even prouder by showing his versatility and willingness to put himself on the line for the pure fun of Dancing with Stars. He was one of the original moonwalkers and I think it was almost as momentous a piece of history to see him do his version of the Moonwalk on the show. What a wonderful thing to step out beyond the usual definition of who most people thought he was to show this other side. I am sure it was not really necessarily for a world class hero to risk embarrassment at this stage of his life. That was obviously not to big a concern and his level of enjoyment was infectious to millions who enjoyed watching him.

It’s safe to say that while there are world problems and concerns, it feels healthier to find the good and emphasize it. Every day there are countless examples that can be found in our personal lives and even our news media, which hasn’t been known for being particularly positive. If the world reflects our thinking, as many are now realizing, it pays to invest time in finding the positive and not to look so diligently for the negative. Perhaps sooner rather than later the world may end up looking pretty darn good.