Sunglasses on or off

"Whether your sunglasses are on or off, you only see the world you make."-Bonnie Raitt
This is a line in one of her songs, but it is somewhat profound.

What do you see?

Do you see a dark world like the one in the Spiderman movies? The last few movies of that series portray a very depressing city, with crime and filth everywhere and people almost without hope.
I'm not talking about the person looking for situations or individuals that they can uplift or help, I'm talking about the person who reads or watch's the news media and only see the bad things happening in their community. The majority of what is published as news is unfortunately negative, so it is easy to do.

Then there is the person like the line in a ZZ Top song.

"The future's so bright., I gotta wear shades!"

Boy, that's the one I want to be.

I noticed yesterdays news was slightly upbeat. And what happened today? The stock market goes up almost 400 points! What would happen if we had a regular dose of positive, upbeat stories? We might be seeing 10,000 soon in the Dow Jones.

So which world do you see?

I love quotes, so let me give you a couple of good ones;

"America was not built on fear.

America was built on courage,

on imagination and unbeatable

determination to do the job at hand."

Harry S. Truman

"Keep your eyes on the stars,

and your feet on the ground."

Theodore Roosevelt

"The future starts today, not tomorrow."

Pope John Paul II

I hope that your future is so bright, YOU GOTTA WEAR SHADES!