Week 36 10 years goes by so fast

Yesterday was the 10th anniversary of 9/11.  As the news unfolded and the pictures were broadcast around the world it all seemed so surreal. It truly saddens my heart to witness what man is capable of at times. Everyone always remembers where and what they were doing when various things of this nature occur. Whether it's  big events like 9/11 or the day the space shuttle Columbia blew up, or when people are assasinated by others like John Lennon or even the day Elvis died.

I wish we could remember more positive things in our lifes instead of all the negative. Media these days bombards us with so many negative images and events. Instant news, all day, everywhere, all the time. When Kyla(my wife ) and I disconnected our cable over a year ago, I thought but how am I gonna know whats going on out there. But as time has gone by I truly haven't missed it at all. I can get the news on the computer or in a newspaper if I want. There is so much information available through the net these days that it can be quite overwhelming at times. Of course alot of what is out there has to be taken with a grain of salt as everyone tries to put their slant on the issues they are presenting(only human nature).

I like to try and find at least one good news story a day to read about. It gives me hope for the future when I see the positive things mankind can achieve for all, instead of the petty things we sometimes do only for ourselves. I know that one of the things that drew me so strongly into the Silent River community was seeing the many positive things everyone does for the local area and the world at large. If only more people could embrace that sense of being a part of something much larger then themselves, this world could become an even more amazing place to live then it already is.

I realize that we have to acknowledge that bad things are happening in the world today. But I hope that instead of it creating or causing a negative emotion to fester in our minds and souls, that we can get past the negative and instead try to find the positive in the world that's trying to poke its head up above the deep pile thats on top. I believe that if more problems were tackled with a positive attitude instead of a negative one, that so much could be done to rid the world of poverty, disease, and especially prejudice.