Hello friends!<\/p>\n

Welcome back to The Suburban Life!<\/p>\n

Although I consider myself the possessor of a fairly optimistic soul I find that, at times, the impact of the world digs into that optimism and exposes my more vulnerable self to doubt, distrust and unease.\u00a0 I become a little less prone to hope and a lot more likely to question even the best of intentions.\u00a0 The most recent tragedy in Florida led me to pour my heart out and write a blog post<\/a> that came from the very best place in me. But it also left me wanting to follow up with something a little less emotionally draining and much more lighthearted. Perhaps something that would settle deep into the spirit and produce a genuine upturn of the mouth muscles, leaving discouragement in its wake.<\/p>\n

You see, it’s fairly easy to settle in on the negative. We’re inundated with it from news stories, blog posts, Facebook updates, tweets, (insert any super-techy social platform here). It seems in order to experience the brighter side of life we have to purposefully seek it out.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

As scary and messed up as the world can be there is also SO much good. I want to take a little time to shine a nice bright white light on some of the more beautiful moments. I want to do my small part in tipping the balance towards positivity and away from the soul sucking negativity that seems to often win a wildly unfair societal popularity contest.<\/p>\n

Today I will leave with you this little nugget of sweetness. Please inhale the beauty of this moment and allow it to penetrate. I truly believe light drives out darkness.\u00a0 Fill up with the light, friends.<\/p>\n