Someone mentioned one day that no one reports the good things that happen. Why is it that we only hear about tragedy, atrocity, banality? Who decided that’s what we want to hear?
We humans are selective about many things, but we fall prey, every time, to the seductions of our darker nature.
The train wreck.
Hideous, but you can’t look away.
Shameful. Now you feel guilty for being fascinated.
The death-spiral of the Shadow Dance. You must see these things in yourself…part of your human self…or find a way to put the genie back in the bottle.
Enter addiction. Obsession. Compulsion.
When you hide from yourself, you can’t run far enough or hide deep enough.
So, why don’t we hear more about the good things that happen?
Perhaps there aren’t enough Hopeful Idealists who are willing to suffer the slings and arrows of the digital audience.
Get Up. Stand Up.
I challenge you to tell the story of something good you’ve seen someone do. Tell their story to someone– in person, in a letter, in a blog, in a song…
Then come back here and share it…we’d love to hear something good from you!
Happy Holidays to All
Nov 24, 2011 @ 14:43:24
My dear Tallystarrm I wrote something about goodness in a letter to my grandson. Does this count? I also wrote it early this morning. Does it still count? The posts title is ‘Borrowed Song…”
The risk of sharing something good may open the door to real emotions. Sometimes it’s much easier to write about the train wreck only because the emotional side does not need to be expressed.
It’s too hard, too painful to write about what passing that treck wreck does to your soul. To share that passing a train wreck brings back of flashes of past train wrecks in your life is really to take the risk. Taking the risk of some real sharing. Some real writing.
Somehow when it’s the good that is written and shared real emotions seem to follow naturally. Refreshing expressions of how the “good” is impacting our individual life.
As I have come to delightfully discover you never disappoint in providing thought provoking messages to be shared. Thank you friend and Happy Holidays in return!
Nov 24, 2011 @ 16:50:24
Thank you, Baroness– your responses are always appreciated! Those moments of “good things happening” are universal, in my experience. Happiness is contagious, and infectious… and you can never have too much good news, you know?
Nov 25, 2011 @ 01:08:29
I did just that last night – An inspirational man – and this morning – Homage to the good men – and came across this post of yours tonight, must be a vibration in world conscousness today, number 6, 8 and 3 – I know 3 is the goddess and 8 is a continuation/connection/eternity vibration, whatever the reason it’s a great vibe and i’m glad we are on the flow. Glad to find you here, many blessings, Lily
Nov 25, 2011 @ 12:47:28
Thank you so much for stopping by, Lily. Here’s to keeping the Holy in the Holidays