Look for the good in everything
Look for the people who’ll set your soul free
It always seems impossible until it’s done
Look for the good, look for the good
Look for the good in everyone

Jason Mraz, Look for the good

In the midst of learning new words like “self-quarantine” and “social distancing,” we are learning new things about ourselves.  Not just, “wow, I CAN eat an entire bag of cookies in one sitting”.  We are learning new ways to communicate through video conferencing.  We are learning how important it is to keep in touch.  That we can’t take for granted the freedoms we enjoy to go where we want when we want until we can’t.

I try to live my life looking for the good.  It doesn’t always happen and I get bogged down in the muck of “bad”.  But genuinely, I’m a pretty positive person.  That’s why one of my favorite musical acts is Jason Mraz.  His music is full of positive vibes and great messages of love and hope.

While trying to find the good in our current situation may seem like a daunting task, I believe it’s there.  One place I have found it is my friends that have decided to make changes in their life.  Not necessarily to lose weight or become more spiritual, while those are amazing changes.  No, I’m talking about people that have decided to make the change to their work life.

I have consulted with three different people over the past week that decided to stop running on the corporate wheel and are looking at starting their own business.  I could not be happier for them to make this leap.  Owning your own business is sometimes very scary, but the rewards far outweigh the worry for me.

We were all forced into this situation, to “shelter-in-place”, but those that will grow from this are the ones that have used that ‘shelter time” to make true changes in their lives. Starting a business is not for everyone, but somewhere someone is creating a new process to make life easier.  Someone is redesigning a product that we will all use. Someone is developing a program that will change the world.  Believe me, it’s happening.

It’s probably not a coincidence that the title of Jason Marz’s new single is  “Look for the Good”.  That’s a message that we can all probably use right now.  Look for it friends, good things will come from this.  Stay safe and wash your hands.

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