Happy New Year!! It will take us all a bit of time to get used to writing “2015,” but the new year promises to be one filled with good times and happy moments. Of course that all depends upon each of us…are we looking for the positives in each situation that we come across? Are we trying to look at things from the perspective of the other person? Are we following one of the most important Elks precepts? “The faults of our members we write upon the sand, their virtues on the tablets of love and memory.” It seems to me that if we all try to do this in every situation, from less than wonderful service at a local restaurant to the person that cuts us off in traffic, we just may help things to go a little better all the way around. [Read more…]