Good News Needed

I take the monorail and walk into the office when I have to go in, and I choose this over driving because, rain or shine, I enjoy seeing Seattle for all that it is. I love being able to notice things we don’t see from our cars. Sometimes, I even do something touristy, like taking the tunnel under the 5th Ave Theater to Skinner Hall. I always try to find joy in every day.

As I was walking in today, for some reason there was a shift in my mindset, and I became more focused on the negative than the positive after interacting with rude people, seeing the loss and sadness in the faces of the unhoused, noticing the changes in the landscape with boarded-up buildings, and the immense amount of trash everywhere. I know this has become more of the norm, but I could always find a glimmer of something and was able to shake off the bad feelings. Then the song “Good News” by Shaboozey came on my AirPods, and I wanted to cry a little. Sometimes it gets really lonely.

So, Seattle, can you share some good news with me (and all of us) today? Because, as Shaboozey says, “What a hell of a year it’s been, keep on bluffing because I just can’t win… I need some good news… wish someone told me living this life would be lonely. All I need is a little good news.”