I don't like meanness, aggression, intimidating people, bullies, exploiters, guns, bombs....
I like kids, smiles, turtles, dear in the yard, sunsets, still water, early morning light....
I don't like wars for oil, hostile radio guys, sold out politicians, people who litter....
I like easy music, harmonized voices, a good day of hard work, dinnertime, laughing....
I don't like slasher movies, crime scene shows on TV, arrogance, self infatuated rich people....
I like pictures of outer space from Hubble, pets doing stupid thing on video, slapstick comedy....
I don't like fanatic preachers with hell on their lips, road rage, bureaucratic paper pushing....
I like shaking hands, talking with good friends, riding my bike in the cool of evening....
I don't like back room deals between senators and corporate bosses, unabashed greed, rudeness...
I like banjos and fiddles, socially conscious young rappers, poetry slams, old jazz guys....
I don't like plastic trash islands in the ocean, hunting for sport, boasting about kills....
I like a cup of coffee, a good story, books....
I like comforting kids who fall down and scrape a knee....
I like holding a child's hand across the street.....
I like being helpful to someone stuck on the road....
I like talking to kids about the decades they missed....
I like watching brothers and sisters relate to each other.....

I just want a peaceful world, a peaceful life, a beautiful life.... I am not a fool about what the world is. About what we all are. I don't have influence over much more than my own attitude and disposition. But in that respect, I can be as clear as I can about what I like and what I don't like. I can look for what I like, fill my eyes and my head with as much of the good stuff as I can before it all goes away. I can consciously make myself aware of what is beautiful and pleasing, and, though this does not make the ugly go away, it does impact my experience of living on this planet.