Stuart’s Thoughts  4/5/2020

What The World Needs Now

I’ve recently detailed the unfortunate tidal wave of negativity that has swept over the United States in recent years.  Without again going into the unfortunate details or specifically discussing the covid-19 virus pandemic, I’ll simply suggest that all of this has amounted to a perfect storm of negativity that has sent our nation, and much of the world, reeling in the wake of the attack.  Many people, everywhere, are sequestered in their homes while all features of normal life have gone dark.  Negativity in its most sinister manifestation, death and despair, rule the day.  Thus, the question I pose along with a few suggestions  are as follows.  My primary question is what can we do to reverse this Tsunami of despair and negativity?
The world and all of us need to reject this sickness of negativity and replace it with a shining new healthy alternative of positivity.

My first suggestion would be for us all to reject the seemingly unrelenting efforts from a variety of sources, some from within our nation and others from outside, to ramp up our negativity.  Reject the urge to accuse and blame, reject politicalization of every incident, and let’s come together as a single unit, the human species, as we attack and defeat this devilish virus.

Where can we look for positivity? The religious among us can look to their faith.  Others may find a major source of positivity in our families, our spouse, our children and grandchildren.  Let’s remember past achievements, past incidences of great joy, family vacations, holidays, and other joyous occasions.  Let’s talk to friends and family, making plans for more memorable times in the future.  We need to maintain a positive attitude regarding our need to stay cloistered for the next few weeks or months but, at the same time recognize that a time for revitalization and renewal is not that far off.  

Use this present situation to do all those things that we haven’t had time for in more normal times. Do some art work, build something, do some special baking or just clean out cluttered areas of our homes and tackle those piles of magazines or whatever that have been waiting for us for years.  Another idea that may be fun for family members would be to make lists of all sorts of past memories, travels, former residences, special holiday remembrances, Christmases, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, etc.  Aside from it being fun to create such lists, these activities could also be great mental exercises.

Regardless of whatever special projects you use to pass all this free time you now have, be grateful for it but most of all, stay calm, keep smiling, avoid revisiting the negative universe, TV, the internet or wherever it exists, and try to look ahead to that positive universe with all of its possible rewards, both materially and emotionally.