Looking for the good with the knowledge that you have to report on what you find each day, might be more difficult than I had originally planned. With the thought of having to have something good to write about each day, you definitely have to look through a different pair of glasses than the usual one's.
I'm thinking that what I will need to do, is think of the worst case scenario or the most difficult case, where finding the good is next to impossible, and then use my very energetic imagination to come up with some good redeeming quality. Case in point:
After attempting to fix my mother's washing machine I took it to the specific appliance shop that she will only do business with, (in that she bought this particular washer from them in 2002) and whose address I couldn't find until finding it on my blackberry, but which had moved further down on the blvd from where they used to be. As I attempted to be a live and present customer I found my “Looking for the Good” attempt being seriously tested as the proprietor of the store seemed to find it more interesting to talk to people (I think) on her cell phone, which after each use, she would promptly put back into her shirt for safe keeping in her bra, until the next call came and she would again retrieve it and answer it, while I stood waiting to get the multiple pages of receipt and service order filled out for the $20.00 that I needed to pay for them to inspect the washer. (Sorry for Long sentence rant / vent)
I might have to wait to see the good, until Monday, when they call me to tell me that the thing isn't worth fixing, or until they call to tell me that all I needed to do was plug it in to the north wall outlet instead of the South one. While there I did observe the receptionist / sales lady (not the same as above) show good business like interaction with a family looking for an electric dryer. It seems like a family run business, and the daughter seemed to have a vested interest in her job and in the customers. There, I did it. (Something good)
My son Dane endured the drive and wait while I attempted to conduct business at the appliance store, which warranted a not-so-free lunch at In-N-out Burger. I found out that it was his first trip to and experience with In-n-Out. His mother is no fan of In-N-Out, so Dane has been the innocent victim of her preference to Carl's Jr. Nevertheless, Dane is sold on In-n-Out, and I will now have company for when I get my next craving for carb's.
This is going to take some practice, or maybe I'm just getting the usual test of my faith prior to accomplishing something worth while.
I did go back and re-read a note that I recently found hidden in my shoe the other night. It was a very Good and uplifting note from one of my lovely daughters, who felt the need to tell me how much I was appreciated and Loved by her. I think I will keep it handy for any other days that I am stretching for something good to write about. I will not be deterred by the negatives that seem to be so easy to see.
And for the closing note:
Beware of borrowing the phone at certain unnamed appliance stores, or anywhere else where you don't know where it's (the phone) been.
G'day.

More good than bad

I woke up the other night thinking about all the good in my life and in this world, and spent too much time wondering why the world is so focused on the bad. It is sad that too many times in life we let the bad and evil things rob us of the good that is yelling for our attention and appreciation.
So often we can't see the beauty in life because we have chosen to see all the negative that the world seems to be so focused on. We miss the beauty of the forest because we let the morning dew and darkness keep us at a safe distance for fear of what we can't see yet. It is only when we step out of the familiar and comfortable into the unknown, that we will experience the hidden beauties that are only seen up close, when and as we step through the curtain of curiosity and uncertainty, into the realm of adventure.

Due to a few sleepless hours and haunting thoughts, I have decided to start my own Blog site. My goal is to Blog the good that I see and experience each day. In doing so, I hope to rise above all the negative that seems to have risen to the top of too much of our attention. I read somewhere that the best way to learn about blogging is to just start one and do it. (Stepping into the dark) I think that over time I will be able to include ideas, stories and observations which may help this world or at the very least, my world to be a better place where the good instead of the bad in this world is celebrated and promoted.

Over the last 30 years of my life, I have been able to start seeing more good in people, places, ideas and in so many other areas of this life. As a result, I believe that my life has followed suite, with too much meaning and purpose to ever fully put into words, but I will attempt to try and do so.

My objective is to try to look for the good and report on it every day. In so doing, I believe my life will get even better, regardless of what is happening in the news and world around me.

I will look for the good in;
people I meet
places I go
thoughts I think
and in all the other interests of my life and the lives of others who want to share.

Since having this idea the other night, I have not been able to quit thinking about it and many ideas have come to my mind as if from out of nowhere, but with such energy so as to cause the loss of mental focus on other things that I really need to focus on. I have learned over the years that when I have such thoughts, the only way to get my thoughts back is to act on the ideas that have been haunting me.

Once a friend of mine (Duane Beaver) said to me, that "everybody you meet in this life is a story waiting to be told, if only we took the time to get to know them".

Over the years I have met may people who were very interesting and I only found this out by leaving my comfort zone (me, myself and I) and stepping into the world of the Stranger. I have found life so much more interesting in the meeting of strangers who have common and uncommon interests.

I hope this Blog will help me even further to reach out and find the good in this world.