Attitude is everything...

There are plenty of people ready, willing and able to gripe about the things that are wrong--no matter where you are. Some of those people will even attempt to get involved and motivated to effect change. Kudos to them for that because we certainly need these people. I've been one of those people here.

No person, place or system is perfect. Don't misconstrue the rest of this blog. It's not meant to be a "nothing's wrong--look, everything's beautiful" blog.

But no person, place or system is completely devoid of value, either.

My goal in this blog is to identify--and hopefully exploit and build upon--the things we DO love about our community. Share them with people who may not know about them yet.

Let's try to identify and share the things we appreciate and enjoy here--the things that keep us here. I'm not saying to forget about the things that need repair--not by a longshot. I'm just saying that we have to temper the negative with the positive or it becomes a completely negative experience. And that's no way to live. It's certainly no way to grow a connected and supportive community. Honestly, if we can manage to connect in a positive manner, we may become strong enough to effect positive changes that have been difficult to bring about in the past due to in-fighting and negativity.

We have forums to gripe about things.

We need a forum to appreciate things.

Here ya go...