Toronto SUN?! Say it ain’t so! Heck I live in TO and don’t read that trash… Then again, I don’t read any newspaper, and I don’t watch the news either. One of my mentors a couple years back pointed out that VERY little in the news will make a positive difference in your life in 3-5 years, and if something major happens, someone will tell you – guaranteed.

I agree with your ‘push to the front of the line’ however, I fear that most people with a workable solution do not have the self-confidence to make the push, and to stick with it, especially when it is going against ‘popular opinion’…

Yes, it would be wonderful to have a clock simular to the one you describe. But c’mon now! Human nature prefers bad over good. I wish it didn’t, but, frankly, I’m just as guilty about reading the tabloids (including the excellent Toronto SUN) as anyone in line at the local supermarket. As humans, we need a chamge in mind-set. Anyone with workable suggestions is STRONGLY encouraged to push his or her way to the front of the line. Whomever’s in charge of such matters now needs to GO, and GO QUICKLY!

-Mike Riley

[at http://aftermidnightpage.blogspot.com ]

I also thing things like remissions, cures, ‘didn’t die even though only given 2 months to live’, can be used in a ‘positive spin’ clock or anything else.

I think the challenge is that most of the things listed on the clock have solutions to them (or are at least in the works) so why keep promoting the down-side as if nothing is being done, when in fact, things are being done, and there is progress to show!?

It’s the ‘half-hearted’ solutions that really drive me crazy. If you are smart enough to identify a challenge, you are smart enough to identify a solution to solve said challenge.

After writing this post, I think I am now more inclined to support organizations who are HEAVY on the solution, and less on the beatings.

Anyway, I enjoyed this thoughtful posts and wanted to thank you for stopping by my blog(s).

I also hate those guilt-inducing messages that charities rely on. When I was a kid, we used to joke about a poster in our school library that said “While you are reading this, 3 children will die.” We used to turn to newcomers and yell: “Don’t read it, you’ll kill 3 children!”

(I’m a World Vision sponsor by the way, so please don’t think I don’t care!)

… and have you read those books on a subject which concerns you which are 80% explanation of the problem and 20% half-hearted attempt at offering a solution? I’m with you Tully. We all know what the problems are, let’s talk solutions.

Solutions such as … oh, I’m out of space …

I’m not exactly sure I follow what it is you are saying, however, welcome!

Great post, I’ve been reading your posts and think that your thoughts are wonderful.