Some Good News

  Day after day we hear tragedy after tragedy. Attacks at airports, clubs, trains. Bombings. Coups. Donald Trump running for president...and actually having a chance to win. It never ends. 

  Then in the midst of all that we hear about children missing and abducted. Parents leaving their kids in hot cars to go to Costco. Police being shot. Police shooting innocent people.

  Just once. Just once I want to hear the news and it is filled with happiness. Stories about hope, kindness and love. Not intermixed between tragedies but as the main news items. Every story another reminder that there is good in the world. That as a people we haven't fallen too deeply into the abyss.

  A young man running to save a woman attacked by a bear. Not concerned about his own safety but to help his fellow man in need. An older gentleman on vacation taking off his sandals to give to a homeless person without shoes. A group of young people, mostly African American, hugging police officers and trying to promote respect. 

  Those few stories I mentioned are true. They really did happen. And recently. But they are too few. I'm sure there is more but the news agents don't feel the need to share them with the world. 

  Share your story. Tell your tale. Whether you are the giver or the receiver. If you've heard it second hand or saw it from a far. Let the world know.

  There is more good than bad.

  Ang