I know as we grow older the age affects how we think. I think at times the car I would like now probably costs upwards of $50,000, heck pick up trucks can cost upwards of $50,000, and you know in 1980 we bought a brand new Dodge pick up for $5000??

When my mind goes down that road I remind myself of my Uncle Augie. I always remember Uncle Augie as being pretty negative. And the many weekends in our neighborhood back yard I always remember at some point Uncle Augie saying the world was going to hell, how could a loaf of bread cost $.25?   Clyde would tell me a story of his father-in-law Augie coming over to the tavern when he saw Clyde go in, and Clyde would always buy him a brandy. And Augie would rage on that Clyde also paid $.15 for a snit of beer on the side, and the snit of beer should not have to be paid for. And then Augie would excuse himself with a promise to buy one next time.
OK I digress. But I heard when you let your mind go negative like dwelling on criticism, those parts of the brain just take over and those parts of the brain are so strong the rest of the brain cannot do anything.    Even with the evil people in the world I have to believe we are inherently good. In all of us is the desire to be happy   and to make those around us happy. We let our environment pull us down, but we just need to give our selves the chance to be positive. Thinking of Clyde and Uncle Augie brings a smile to my face.

And the point of this is really to have you watch something that touched me this morning. Watch this and feel good about the world, maybe with a tear in your eye, but still feeling good about the good things we are all capable of.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ohio-8-year-old-turns-20-into-priceless-gift/