A Swarm of Fireflies

Times are tough for most of us right now. It’s very easy to dwell on the negatives. The economy is in crisis. Major corporations are laying off thousands of employees. The automobile industry is on the brink of disaster. Gas prices are down. Oh wait, I’m going the wrong direction.

A woman called in this morning to tell us she thought we should only put good news on the front page of the paper. She thinks all of the bad news we print is depressing.

In truth we have to report the news: the good, the bad, the ugly and the depressing. To use, what has been determined to be one of the most annoying phrases in the language, “it is what it is”.

I think we have to work a little harder right now to find the good news. But I think most of us can find something that is positive and good in every day. As the song says “count your blessings instead of sheep”.

As an experiment I think we should all concentrate on trying to find at least one bright spot in every day. It doesn’t have to be a strobe light, maybe just a firefly. I believe if  we all keep looking we will find the good. Not to say we can ignore the bad. but even a swarm of fireflies can cast a fairly bright light.