We sure could use a little good news today.

Have you noticed that the media, whether it is cable news broadcasts, newspapers, radio, or magazines, all focus on the bad news? Why doesn’t the good news get kudos for a change? We hear about how 5.4 percent of people are out of work. What about the 94.6 percent of people who are working? First of all, 5 percent unemployment is considered full employment. You cannot ever achieve 100 percent employment or the economy will stagnate, job conditions will depreciate, etc. Economics 101. The point is: why doesn’t the media ever put a spotlight on the good news to give some hope to the world?

Case in point: the tsunami and its aftermath are heartbreaking, and it is sad that many have lost their lives, homes, and families. There is good in everything if you keep looking. What about the thousands, even millions of people, corporations, and organizations who are coming together with their time, contributions, and support? Some good comes in this cooperation of the many, instead of terror campaigns, hostilities, and awful news. This has become the largest humanitarian endeavor in the history of the world. Gee, is that bad news?

It is time to focus on the good people can do. No matter who you are, there is some good that you have done, I am sure. What are you best at, what do you offer that is really great? I should ask myself the same question, and maybe there is some work for me to do. We can all improve and give more of ourselves, after all. When you do well, I say, way to go and keep it up! When the media exploit the fact that sensationalism and bad news sells the papers, is it any wonder we lose sight of what can be accomplished? Working together, we can achieve anything. Some day, the fixation with bad news will fade into the rear view mirror of times gone by and it is said, the lion really will lay down with the lamb. Much more bad news will come first, but I look forward to the day when the good news makes the headlines.