Be the Good

These are divisive times-if we allow them to be. We don'tneed to conclude that someone's perspective is a reflectionof faulty character or a diabolic soul, when it is simplya different perception about community or country orweather. We need not harshly label or yell at each otherbillions of times a day. That screeches the opportunity tosee goodness to a halt.When we see and do good things, we are changed-evenif only in that moment. Our gentler nature arises. I havebeen fortunate to see pure goodness at work in communitiesfrom Alaska to Zimbabwe. I am humbled by andthankful for these experiences, events that triggered questionsthis book seeks to answer.Isn't seeing more good and doing more good the best wayto find common ground and to unite us?How far, in terms of space, time, and lives touched, does asingle act of goodness ripple out?What if I shared good ideas by reflecting on the hope andgenerosity-and the fear and hunger-that I have witnessedin places near and far?The goal of this book is to illustrate how much good is inthe world and the immeasurable impact that one personcan have on others. It is easy to bring more goodness topeople around you, through simple acts. This book canhelp you identify those opportunities in your everydaylife. This enables each of us individually to build morecompassionate cultures. In doing so, we create societiesthat flourish rather than decay.