Noteworthy

Even before I realized it was a choice, I chose to see the good in people. Letting the good in them outweigh the bad led me to give more grace than deserved at times and to make a couple of mistakes that I might have otherwise avoided. 

But I don't think I would trade in this trait. I would rather see the good in people than the bad. I would rather trust, believe, love. I don't ignore the bad or pretend the world is a happy place when it's obviously not. That's the state of mind my friend Derek affectionately calls Mamby Pamby Land. No, the world is a harsh, broken place. We can be realistic about that. But why not also be realistic about the possibly that there is some good under all this mess? Why not seek it out like precious gems or hidden treasure? Why not fight to believe in the good?

I am going to stick with the assumption, no matter how cooshy it sounds, that there is good in all of us.