Listening to the radio coming into work and everything I heard was negative. If it wasn't cat mutilations it was police officers shooting people in the head.  Car accidents, traffic jams as well as demonstrations were the main headlines.  The population is aging but the "replacement" numbers are high enough to cover the current retiring workforce.

Issue after issue tends to start the day out on a negative note.  How does one get past the negativity and actually be able to enjoy their day?  I don't know.  I wish I did because the rainy weather only adds to the already darkening mood that is developing. 

The good news of a canadian bicyclist winning a race for the first time on a canadian made bike from a canadian dealer sits sadly in the background.  His accomplishment should be the inspiration that puts a smile on our faces.  His determination and dedication to his sport should motivate a nation to move beyond the bleak and start making positive constructive changes to the benefit of all. 

If it isn't doing that, what is the reason?  Many people are so engrossed in their own little world of issues and aging parents to the dismissal of anything good.  Many only care about themselves and their families because they do not see the benefits of doing something for someone else only to get taken advantage of in the long run.  We are very pessimistic as a group believing that the good of the one completely outweighs the good of the many not realizing that their lives would be much happier if the people as a whole are happier.

If the issues of the day were addressed, if people stopped believing that it is okay to hurt animals or other people without any repercussions, if the general public wasn't so afraid to step up and get involved alot of our problems would start falling by the wayside.  Until that happens, we can expect things to stay the same or get worse. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.