The other day someone asked me how I stay so calm and positively focused during the midst of all the heartbreak, injustice and violence. “I turn hope into action” was my reply. It can be a struggle to not feel overwhelmed in the face of so much work to do.

My five top hopeful, happy  truths.

1. There are few really cruel people who like to harm others.

2. Most people want to be kind and/or thought of as kind.

3. Today it is easier to gain information and knowledge.

4. Epic proportions of entertaining messaging are possible.

5. I have been fine-tuning and polishing the narrative to open hearts and minds to empathy leading to action since 1980.

These truths are evident, and lay the groundwork for my life’s mission for us all to be kind to ALL: including the two-legged and four-legged animals, and the finned, furred or feathered ones, too.

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