We focus so much on what’s wrong that we often forget to remember what is going right in our lives or in the world. You’d think we’re in perpetual chaos if you watched television too intently or spent hours on social media every day.
No, we’re not in chaos. There are problems, and certainly one could argue there are some negative trends when you look at global environmental issues like severe weather swings, water shortages and plastic waste. People are working hard to solve those problems. Thousands of minds are focused on solutions. Humans will come up with answers, some problems will get fixed and others will arise. That’s part of our nature and challenge here.
But overall if you think things are rushing down the drain to doom, look at your day-to-day activities. You wake up in the morning. BEHOLD: YOUR LIGHTS COME ON! We have electricity. It’s reliable. You can power up your smart phone because it charged over night. You can read in bed. You walk into the kitchen and turn on the stove to fire up some bacon. Dang, that’s nice.
Then you walk into the bathroom. What’s that in the toilet? Water? You mean you can flush waste from your house? Turn on the faucet. You can drink that water? It’s clean? Count your blessings. We’re fortunate. You have water and electricity.
Time for work. Go to your garage. Put the key in the ignition of your car. Eureka, it starts! You can drive to work, the supermarket, church, or a vacation cabin. That’s amazing.
When you turn onto the road in front of your house, what do you find? Yup, a paved road. You may now navigate this to your destination, courtesy of your local, county, state or federal government. Without them, you’d be stuck in the woods living like a caveman.
As you turn on the radio (Isn’t that another miracle? Sound coming over the airwaves?), you decide to run an errand and pick up some groceries. OMG, the aisles are filled with food. There is fresh produce, dairy, boxed goods, cleaning supplies, all just waiting for you to examine them and make a decision whether to buy. You have choice. The food is safe to eat. We are fortunate.
Because people think differently, we sometimes clash. But the television-news-induced coma of chaos is just that – induced. Conflict is created. They want you to be incited so you continue to watch. Get away from that and you’ll remember the good things and be thankful.
Most of the things in our daily lives function extremely well. Our water is drinkable. Our roads are paved. You can get gasoline at a cheap price. Electricity works. Food is in the stores. Your car engine turns over each morning. What more can we ask for?
Give thanks for what we have. Let’s work on those things we need to change to continue resolving some of the tougher entrenched long-term problems we face on this planet. Don’t listen to all the hype. Dig in. Get it done.
When minds come together and we work towards shared solutions, great things happen. It’s been demonstrated again and again throughout history and I’m confident it will happen again.
No, we’re not in chaos. There are problems, and certainly one could argue there are some negative trends when you look at global environmental issues like severe weather swings, water shortages and plastic waste. People are working hard to solve those problems. Thousands of minds are focused on solutions. Humans will come up with answers, some problems will get fixed and others will arise. That’s part of our nature and challenge here.
But overall if you think things are rushing down the drain to doom, look at your day-to-day activities. You wake up in the morning. BEHOLD: YOUR LIGHTS COME ON! We have electricity. It’s reliable. You can power up your smart phone because it charged over night. You can read in bed. You walk into the kitchen and turn on the stove to fire up some bacon. Dang, that’s nice.
Then you walk into the bathroom. What’s that in the toilet? Water? You mean you can flush waste from your house? Turn on the faucet. You can drink that water? It’s clean? Count your blessings. We’re fortunate. You have water and electricity.
Time for work. Go to your garage. Put the key in the ignition of your car. Eureka, it starts! You can drive to work, the supermarket, church, or a vacation cabin. That’s amazing.
When you turn onto the road in front of your house, what do you find? Yup, a paved road. You may now navigate this to your destination, courtesy of your local, county, state or federal government. Without them, you’d be stuck in the woods living like a caveman.
As you turn on the radio (Isn’t that another miracle? Sound coming over the airwaves?), you decide to run an errand and pick up some groceries. OMG, the aisles are filled with food. There is fresh produce, dairy, boxed goods, cleaning supplies, all just waiting for you to examine them and make a decision whether to buy. You have choice. The food is safe to eat. We are fortunate.
Because people think differently, we sometimes clash. But the television-news-induced coma of chaos is just that – induced. Conflict is created. They want you to be incited so you continue to watch. Get away from that and you’ll remember the good things and be thankful.
Most of the things in our daily lives function extremely well. Our water is drinkable. Our roads are paved. You can get gasoline at a cheap price. Electricity works. Food is in the stores. Your car engine turns over each morning. What more can we ask for?
Give thanks for what we have. Let’s work on those things we need to change to continue resolving some of the tougher entrenched long-term problems we face on this planet. Don’t listen to all the hype. Dig in. Get it done.
When minds come together and we work towards shared solutions, great things happen. It’s been demonstrated again and again throughout history and I’m confident it will happen again.