The Good News

I'd like to take a moment to everyone a BIG "thank you" for watching the Good News videos on my radio show page.

The Impetus

I have come close to quitting Facebook on more than a couple of occasions, and every time it was over the political rhetoric (from both sides of the aisle) of those in my friends list. I'm kinda, sorta, a “fiscal conservative Libertarian” (read: lower my taxes, reduce government, make my nation safe, then leave me the Hell alone). The vast majority of my friends from high school and college (the ones whom I wanted to stay in touch with through social media), however, are VERY liberal.

I'm not upset with my difference in supposed political ideology. In fact, I'm fine with that - different strokes for different folks, and all. We, as a nation, used to be able to voice our differences by taking our preferences to the ballot box, not shouting down those who do not fit your specific brand of politics.

Leading up to, through, and after the Presidential election, I saw so many of my friends (people whom I had no prior inkling of their voting preference - people I have fond memories of and whom I still hold dear - turn from “Hey! How are things with you? Here's something about what I'm doing these days” into hate-filled meme posters (friends on both sides of the aisle, mind you). And, especially right after the election, any opinion I had that wasn't anti-Trump was publicly called out and shamed. I think opinions are just that - opinions, and no one - regardless of political persuasion - should be lambasted for having one.

How the Good News Stories Evolved

I'm on the radio every weekday. I have listeners of various political persuasions. After the last time I almost quit FB, I thought, "In a nation so divided, how can I bring all of my listeners together. To appreciate doing good for others without any other motivation than to be a good person?

I had already been closing my radio show with "Good News" stories. So, to spread the word, so-to-speak, I started filming them for use on the show page.

My Goal

Ending my show on a note as positive-as-possible, and being able to share those stories with others who may not be listing to the show, is my mission. It's my middle finger to those on FB who insist on dividing their friends and neighbors, those who don't remember that it is more important to be a good person than a partisan person.

My Point

There is good in everyone, regardless of politics, and that's what I want to remind anyone I can.

Friendships are more important to me than politics. Any relationship, forged outside of the political realm, is more important to me than politics. I have listeners from all walks of life, and if I can close each show with a little something that can make them smile, then mission accomplished. And it is personally rewarding to share those same stories online. Hopefully, to remind everyone that doing good for others should come naturally, without regard for politics or any other factor.

If you would like to watch my Good News Stories, and I hope you will, you can view them on my radio show page, https://www.facebook.com/morningswithglen.