With all of the news of what’s negative around us world-wide, why not becomes a change agent of positivity?  This is a choice – to go with the mainstream flow of negativity highlighted in the news or to become a beacon of hope. I had the experience last week of going into our local Kinko’s to fax several documents. The sales clerk there was a woman with the most beautiful smile and engaging personality.  My son of college age accompanied me since these documents were on their way to his university for the upcoming registration week.  She inquired of his first year experience in college, as well as to his area of study.  She took time to brighten our day and that is exactly what she did!  Her name was Rose and where are the roses of our world? Can we inspire and bring fragrance to the experience of those we encounter throughout the day?  Here is a brief poem by Rumi: “Make me sweet again, fragrant and fresh and wild, and thankful for any small gesture.” On a day filled with deadlines and the accompanying stress, Rose offered a small gesture to my son and me that indeed did make us feel sweet again.  Thank you, Rose, for being a bridge of positivity!

As a symbol of my commitment to be a bridge of positivity, I have placed a visual image of a bridge, located in a lush green wooded area, on the screensaver of my laptop.  I am grounding this affirmation – I am a bridge of positivity – in order that I might embody myself toward that end every day.  It’s quite simple really!  Open my laptop, view my screen saver, repeat my affirmation out loud, and ask myself for a concrete way of doing this each day.  My first act is writing this blog article and extending an invitation to you (our reader) to become a bridge of positivity, too.