We All Have a Story

Although you will be reading it in the springtime, I am writing this message as the holiday season is just beginning to roll into high gear. The onslaught of advertising has reached a fever pitch, and it feels a bit overwhelming. But amid all this, stories of goodwill emerge. Rising against the ever-present background of bad news, such as plane crashes, war, terrorism, and—closer to our own profession—the fentanyl overdose crisis, are stories of goodness. It doesn’t matter how you connect with the outside world—television, newspaper, social media—this time of year seems to unleash a torrent of feel-good stories. I don’t know if the holidays bring out the best in people, or whether the media pay more attention to this type of story at this time of year, but for me, it’s a welcome relief from the usual doom and gloom we hear about