Hi. My name is Michael Lee Jackson, and I've long tired of the gloom-and-doom, blood-pressure-raising, anxiety-triggering news of the day being rehashed on social media. Yes, my hair's on fire too, but I go to social media to see how my friends are doing, how their kids are, for birthday reminders, success stories, and to learn of their losses. The constant rehashing of how awful everything is right now in the world, while fully justified, isn't healthy in mass consumption — at least not for me.
So I thought, ok — not to the exclusion of knowing what's happening in the world, as I feel I should — I'll build something as a reminder of the positive news that's happening daily: vetted good-news stories that aren't sensational and which aren't clickbait. Initially, I did this for myself, but then I realized others might enjoy it too.
I have a bunch of friends who are journalists, others who are subject-matter leaders in various fields, and I've invited a handful of them to be a part of this and help curate what is shared. I hope to include some articles referred and/or written by them and others in the future. I'm assembling that crew now, so stay tuned.
So, I don't know where this will lead (or lede, as the case may be), but if you're reading this, thanks for being interested. I hope Goodlede can be part of reminding you that the sun is still coming up every day and there are lots of people out there trying to have a positive impact on the world — successfully.
Cheers for now,
Michael