I've worked construction my whole life. Early on, a couple I worked for, Clell and Anne, had a bumper sticker on their car that said "Look for the Good, and Praise It". For many years I pondered this statement, and the attitude they treated people with. Eventually I realized this was not simply a good saying.
It was one of the most powerful tools available to us.
Humans have creative power, far beyond the physical, that literally creates the atmosphere of our existence. We shape our existence with our intention.
I never want to underestimate the power that intention leading my attitude, actions and words, have on the people in my immediate vicinity. Reverberating out, like shock waves, into the world.
The right design, law or regulation, cannot create success. All they do is stifle. Their sole purpose is to limit.
All too often we sacrifice immense opportunity to restrict bad behavior. We cannot restrict our way to successful living. Not with laws or words.
Those who ask if the glass is half full or half empty miss the point. The glass is refillable. The pertinent question is what are you going to fill it with?