Good people rarely make the news. They are just here. They want to belong, to be loved, to contribute, to help, to share, to serve and be seen. When you walk into the post office, the doctor’s office, or the grocery store, look around. You are surrounded by good people trying to keep it all together.

If we reach out and connect, support, smile, and love one another our collective power is HUGE. Seven billion, nine hundred million strong. That’s the reality.

It’s not because we’re lazy or because we haven’t read the right book yet. Instead, what he says is that, “the greatest achievements often involve remaining open to serendipity; seizing unplanned opportunities, or riding unexpected bursts of motivation.” I totally believe this.  It’s OK to strive. To keep working towards a better tomorrow, but don’t forget about the “now” you are in on the way. 

My son walked out to his car the other day and sitting on the hood, was a book with no note or explanation. He asked around to see if he could find out who left it, but no one stepped forward. So, the assumption is that it must have been a simple random act of kindness.