A day filled with goodness

Somewhere in the world right now, the sun is shining brightly. Somewhere, a new love is beginning that will last a lifetime. Right now, all around the world, there are children laughing. In this very moment, millions of people are feeling true joy. Creativity is flowering, beauty is being enjoyed, difficult problems are being solved and immense value is being created.

We hear so much bad news, and fail to remember that what makes it news is the fact that it’s uncommon and out of the ordinary. Life’s goodness is so common and pervasive that we don’t even notice it until it is threatened or taken away.

As many problems as there seem to be, they are problems only because we know we can do better. In every problem is a sense of how very good life can be. Though we must not deny those problems, we cannot allow them to overwhelm us either. We are the guardians of life’s immense goodness because even though we don’t fully acknowledge it, we are nonetheless aware of it and we do treasure it so.

Each problem is actually an opportunity to make life better. So this very day is filled not only with goodness, but with opportunities for much, much more.