90-to-40: Stop blaming kids for a world we created

Day 66:

People say kids are the worst at being mean to one another. And... kids are the focus of anti-bullying propaganda, blamed for suicides, and assured by the older generations how they dont measure up to the ideal.

But... I knew the older generation when THEY were kids... some of them, mean kids. And some of them... are still mean adults.

One of the beautiful things about getting older is that we develop a crystal clear rear view mirror. I can look back at the kids who bullied or made fun of me and see them with great insight. Yes...I was bullied. And it made a massive impact on my life. But I grew up... and so did they.

90-to-40: Works of art

Day 67:
Have you ever had one of those days with a recurring theme? Today was one of those days for me and it brought me example after example of how humans can take something that seems bad, and transform it into something good.

In my opinion, it is the truest art form. It requires vision. It requires an extraordinary level of optimism. And.. it requires - and builds - character. Doing it over and over again may damn well be divine inspiration.