Inspiration Deli

2010 | Accentuate the positive.

As 2009 ended and 2010 started, it honestly surprised me how many people considered the last decade to be their worst ever.  I thought the decade as a whole wasn’t bad–sure we had some major problems, but it wasn’t that bad.  But people’s acknowledgment of how bad the decade was did lead to a lot of excitement and optimism for 2010.

CBS Sunday Morning (which is a great show, but makes me feel old by watching it) had a nice piece on songwriter Johnny Mercer last weekend.    I honestly hadn’t heard of Johnny Mercer until my wife, singer/songwriter and author, Mary Beth Maziarz went to a workshop presented by the Johnny Mercer Foundation a few years ago at Sundance.  Everyone knows his work, so here are some lyrics to start the new year by:

You’ve got to accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
And latch on to the affirmative
Don’t mess with Mister In-Between

You’ve got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Have faith or pandemonium’s
Liable to walk upon the scene