can we stop now?

Can the media stop talking about Carrie Prejean! The woman made a statement about her personal opinion, this is America, the land of free speech right isn't it.

Now, I do not agree with her personal opinion, Gay or Straight we have the right to share our love with the person we are meant to be with. But it is her opinion and you have to respect that.

Instead of paying so much attention to a woman that makes our little girls feel inadequate in there own self image why can't we focus on something positive that can help. How about this news report?

Get out in your neighborhood and find someone that does something positive. Did a neighbor mow your yard for you when they noticed you were so busy you did not get to it yet? Did your mailman bring your mail to your door so you did not have to go to the box to get out all the print material he had? Did someone at work give you a coupon for a lunch discount? What if you had to wait for a fresh pot of coffee to brew but you got a coupon for a free cup at your next purchase?

What good happened to you today, yesterday, somewhere in the past? Who cares if the neighbor mow your yard because they were tired of looking at the mess. So what if it was a coupon for food your co-worker doesn't like. Who cares if it is part of your mailman's job to deliver the mail. So what if it is company policy to give you that free cup coupon. THESE ARE ALL GOOD THINGS that have happened to you. Find the positive.

My son and daughter are being bullied at school and on the bus. We have talked to school and the bus company. The Teachers and Principals have talked to the children in question, and it has helped little. But it still happens, and unfortunately it is a fact of life that there are unhappy people in the world that want to be the total center, no matter what they do to others. So what do we do? We try as a family to find the positive in what is happening to them and how they can learn from it. Yeah they are kids, but you have to start teaching them how to deal with the bad when it happens. The first thing we tell them is the more you pay attention to the negative, the longer it takes for it to go away or turn into good.

So - Shut up about this woman! Look at all the attention she is getting for a personal opinion. Find something better and good to pay attention to. How about finding the hero in your neighborhood or family or circle?

That's my challenge to the world, find a hero that does good.