Toby and readers,
Well . . . America has a new
president! Some are happy. Some are sad. Some are fearful. Some are
mad. I, readers, am none of these things. I am optimistic. Not to be
confused with happy, but optimistic. I'm not the most thrilled, but I
am hopeful. I'm hopeful that we, as a nation, have selected someone
who will carry us through the next four years without killing us all.
But. . . is that not what we always want? How was this election any
different from ones in the past? Sure, the obvious reason, a female
ran, but what about overall? We had multiple candidates, whom all had
different goals for this nation and stances on national issues. But
that's no new development, America. We have always had different
parties with different views. We have always had candidates who said
things that others were outraged by, so what is the big difference?
The difference in this election,
readers, was the media. Whether it was a tweet, an audio recording,
word of mouth, or something said in an email or letter, everyone in
the nation – the world even- had instant access to it. For weeks on
end, the same quotes were covering newspapers, TV's, and magazines.
What if we had the same media coverage now as we did in 1885? What if
you bought a paper from a newsboy and that was how we got our quotes
and opinions from presidential candidates? Would that not change
things? I certainly believe it would! If every single person did not
have their opinion displayed all of their Facebook or their Twitter
the election would have been so much more civil. If friends and
families did not comment attacks toward each other for their own
opinions, wouldn't we be so much happier?
Literature, in every form, has such
power in this world! Literature in the form of a newspaper article,
in the form of a social media post, and even a poster in a business
has so much power. What if all of the negative influence from
literature, like mean comments or unprecedented opinions just to
start a fight, was turned into positive literature?
I want you to help me do this. Help me
make some positive literature, please?
A while back, I received a book titled
Operation Beautiful by
Caitlin Boyle as a gift from an aunt, who knows my stance on positive
encouragement. The book challenges each of its readers to anonymously
encourage people. All the challenge asks is that you, the reader,
write something positive on a Post-it note and stick it somewhere for
people to see. Mirrors, coffee pot handles, bathroom stall doors, and
car steering-wheels or windows are great places to leave a note and
some of my personal favorites. Why, you ask, are you telling me about
this book? Because, readers, I challenge YOU to Operation Beautiful.
If each of you readers left three notes with the website
“operationbeautiful.com” on the bottom of the sticky note to
share our cause, we could reach hundreds, if not more, people with
our inspiration. If you decide to accept this challenge, I
would love for you to comment
a picture of your notes!
These
are some of my favorite notes that I've seen thus far:
Until next time dear readers, Anna
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