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| Joel Thomas |
If you’re a student like myself, the stress of midterm exams and those not-so-far-off finals are enough to weigh just about anyone down. The stress can lead to some negativity, depending on whom you ask, but even in points of relaxation it’s difficult to find positivity. This is especially evident in our media today: negative presidential campaign adds plague commercial slots in between our favorite television shows, the devastation of Hurricane Sandy is still the main headline on almost every newspaper, and yes, we know, the Cincinnati Reds didn’t make it to the World Series.
Clearly amidst all of the negativity floating around in the media today, sometimes it’s difficult to find the goodness of simple truths in life. Just because they’re rare doesn’t mean they’re not worth searching for, however.
A good friend of mine shared this blog with me, and I think it’s worth sharing: http://1000awesomethings.com
This blog is dedicated to sharing some of the most awesome things Americans often taken for granted. Whether it is the feeling you get when you hit that enormous string of green lights on your morning commute or when the person in front of you pays for your coffee at Starbucks, this blog aims at not only discovering these “awesome” things, but reminding us of them–quite awesome indeed.
Today’s awesome thing worth mentioning is “907: When your favorite sports team is in the nationally televised game.” When I read today’s post, I was reminded of my trip to New Orleans last semester to watch the University of Louisville men’s basketball team play against UK in the Final Four. This immediately brought back some exciting, well-lived memories, which I had pushed to the back of my mind until this morning. Those memories might have just helped me find the motivation to study for an extra hour and thus helped me with a quiz I had this afternoon. Who knows–I’ll find out next week, but until then I’m not going to forget what’s truly awesome.
Joel Thomas, of Trigg County, is a sophomore McConnell Scholar at the University of Louisville. He is studying political science and anthropology.