Daily Thoughts
6/3/21
Creating the Good. Every moment of every day we have the opportunity to either create good or create fear. I have had people ask me how I can maintain the positive attitude that I have, and my response is that I look for the good in every situation. Recently, I have begun to take that a step farther and know that I can create good as well as just seeing the good and beauty in things. Let me give you an example. Dandelion season is upon us, and we can choose to see those dandelions either as a weed or as a beautiful creation. In reality, they are both. The bright pops of yellow that evolved into tufts of cottony white have greens that many Southerners believe to be a delicacy.
Another example is the life and writings of Victor Frankel, medical doctor in Nazi Germany who was interred in one of the concentration camps. His family was killed. His belongings were taken away from him. On the day they took his wedding ring – the last item of life before the concentration camp – he made the decision to take control of his own thinking. They could take the things away from him, but they could not take the good that lived within him. From that, he provided us with some tools for coping with the events in our lives that could either destroy us or define us. He created good from evil.
From where I sit, I know that I am the only one who can control my actions and interactions, and I seek to create good in the midst of negativity.
From Where I Sit with Dr. Mark 