Life is Good

Several years ago two brothers took this simple phrase and created a business that literally passed on their philosophy of life. Many of you have seen the t-shirts. Every time I see one, I smile. With all the vulgar, sexually explicit, drunken messages that have been displayed in the last ten to ?fteen years on t-shirts, it is so nice to see some positive messages. The messages are simple, but bold in their meaning. Even though the phrase “palm reader” might cause you to think of tarot cards, I assure you I get their meaning because I am a voracious reader (especially with my amazon Kindle)! These guys don’t profess to have a Christian message, but I believe it is spreading the idea that we are blessed in too many ways to count and indeed “Life is good!”

Before I get started on my thoughts let me share several of the short phrases (minus the fantastic cartoon pictures) from the Life is good series: “Optimism can take you anywhere; Whatever you are, be a good one; Do what you like. Like what you do; Dream on; Keep growing; Face the bumps with a smile; The world is your Entertainment Center.” I could list 50 more of my favorites but I think you get the idea.

Just for a moment think about a thirty minute segment of the evening news you’ve watched recently. How many clips highlight someone reaching out to help another? How many focus on friends pulling each other through a crisis? How about someone donating their time or money to an organization? Honestly, I don’t watch the news much anymore because it is depressing - people killing people, people robbing banks, children being kidnapped. I know those events are happening all around us, but I don’t want those thoughts and images in my brain or I’ll think about them over and over. It causes this thickness to cloud my perspective. I’d rather ?ll my mind with positive messages that encourage me to enjoy my family, my friends, my vocation . . . my life. Despite the circumstances or situations that cause us to have a bad day, couldn’t we all agree that God has blessed us abundantly and life is good?

A verse claiming “life is good” would have to be Proverbs 21:21 (from the Message). It reads “Whoever goes hunting for what is right and kind ?nds life itself—glorious life!”
Until next month, live your life as if you truly believed that life is good! I would love to hear your stories about how your life is good. (To do this, click on ‘Add comment’)
If you’d like to visit the Life is good website, go to www.lifeisgood.com For those of you writers reading my blog, my very favorite Life is good pic and phrase is: “Write on!” (Rocket, the dog, has a pen in his mouth and a notebook by his feet)