Disclaimer....I've been in the states for a lot longer than 48 hours, but the point of this post are some things I observed within these first 2 days of being back.
Take a look at social media over the past few years and it's been a toxic waste dump...
Political rants, constant debates, violence, drama and just about every negative aspect of the human experience you could imagine.
Hey we had our own drama up in Canada too, but still in this day and age, especially in North America, we get force fed a lot of American news, gossip and scandal.
So when I was preparing to come back down to America for my job, I wasn't sure what I was going to find.
I really love this country. Being Canadian, we always have a soft spot for our neighbours to the south, but it's been more for me over the past few decades.
I owned businesses that were set up in America. I was down here all the time. When I travelled and vacationed, I usually ended up in the states. There's something about this country that I truly enjoy so over the past few years on social media....I was shocked at what I saw happening.
If you read the news, you'd think the country was on the brink of collapse. There were race wars happening daily. Shootings, violence, rape...You name it, America was a toxic waste dump according to the media...
But then you get here.
And in the first 48 hours here's what I witnessed....In a truck stop of all places.
Lots of hard working Americans. Driving trucks, tending to customers, serving food, taking pride in what they did for a living.
Working hard. But each of them, seemed to have a smile on their face. From ear to ear, you just couldn't help but notice it. Maybe it was the part of the country I was in, maybe not...
But what I think I witnessed was real world America that doesn't pay attention to the drama on social media. They are too busy working hard, serving others and adding value to the economy.
Now obviously, we aren't all living in a utopian society and there are plenty of issues in all countries around the globe....
However I tend to think a lot of this drama we see and read about on the news and media is not showcasing the real world that we all live in. And maybe, that's what we should focus on....Not the negative. Not the drama. But the amazing people that do make these countries operate day in and day out.
I sound like a politician LOL.
48 hours in and all I saw were good things!
