IF IT BLEEDS IT LEADS

People will always say that negativity can bring people down and its bad to surround yourself with negative attitudes and behaviours. But ask yourself this, when was the last time the news had a positive bulletin?

CNN and BBC both are news giants recognized world wide. I was on both sites yesterday and you know what I saw? Not one peace of positive news of their homepage. You had to literally search for positive news stories.

There are so many positive news events circulating that would put perspectives into a much better light. However, these days its H1N1 this and war in Afghanistan that?

What about new discoveries, success stories of athletes, people succeeding over adversity? It is so hard to find, and on the internet we have the opportunity to seek out those positive news stories, but on the television or the radio, you can either listen or shut it off.

I know there are good news stories out there and there are companies making a difference in this world, but we don't care, all we want to hear about is what's bleeding in the news today.

As a request to all readers of this post, do something positive to impact your world - send a compliment, share a joke, give thanks and try to avoid all negativity for a day, I know its hard, but nothing in life is easy.

Question! How do we feed 9,100,000,000 people?

People say I eat a lot, this could be true, however, I don't waste my food and I live to eat as well as eat to live. I am very fortunate to be living a life where I don't have to question where my next meal is going to come from, even though I am a student, I still get my food. However, there is a growing shortage of food around the world.

Recent BBC reports have suggested that food production needs to increase 70%, WOW. Are you kidding me? Well, no, I'm pretty sure they are not and the people that are suffering from food shortages are the same people who struggle for water. We complain about the price of gas being too high and then we rush out and spend $1.50 on half a liter of water. Have you considered what kind of a mess we could be in if gas prices were that high for us?

What we need to recognize is that those suffering from food and water shortages are also the individuals that we are so keen on getting computers into their hands and the internet at the tips of their fingers. I am all for the development of the web and trying to reach the far corners of the globe and involve them in the tech generation, but first we need to FEED them. Companies need to focus on ways to feed the future. If as much attention that is put towards food and feeding the world as is put on technology and what it can do for us, there just might be 3 billion other people that can contribute to the betterment of the world.