“Oh, what a beautiful mornin’, oh, what a beautiful day. I’ve got a wonderful feeling, everything’s going my way.”
My friend Jim brightened my morning by singing that song during a vacation our families spent together a few years ago. I told him I loved his attitude. His son, Jack, gave me an eye roll and said his dad sings that song every morning. And why not?
Some of you know that “Oh, what a beautiful mornin’ ” is the opening song for the “Oklahoma!” musical and premiered on Broadway in 1943. It was written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and sung in the original musical by Curly McLain. Personally, I prefer my friend Jim’s take. Regardless, you are likely going to struggle to get any version of this song out of your head for the remainder of the day — and that’s a good thing.
One of my original goals in creating this Times Vedette newsletter was to bring a smile to the faces of our readers. Meanwhile, I receive orders from a handful of you telling me I need to tackle contentious subjects locally and from around the world. Sometimes I do, but more often than not, I simply want to make you smile by sharing something other than wars, assassinations, and the general hatred that is spewed on social media. There is enough anger and division in the world today, and you have hundreds of “news” sources to find that. We might all do better by listening to the words of author and motivational speaker Zig Ziglar: “A positive attitude will have positive results because attitudes are contagious.”
How about you? Do you have a song, phrase, prayer or meditation that starts your day off right? I hope you do and that you will join my friend Jim and me and try to have a beautiful morning every morning. I have a wonderful feeling that everything will go your way.
Have a fantastic Friday, and thanks for reading.
Shane Goodman
Editor and Publisher
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