I gave a lot of thought to what I wanted to blog about and then followed up with a lot of research. One piece of advice kept resurfacing in my research – write something about which you’re passionate and, while I have a lot of interests, my feelings run very deep when it comes to the way we treat each other. There are just not enough people out there killing one another with kindness. Toxickindness.com will focus on fundamental “goodness”; on ethics and morality, citing real world events in politics, media, entertainment, business, sports and just about any other genre. My goal is to push this as a karmic portal to inspire myself and others to do good in their communities and to try to do the right thing whenever possible.
Ethics will be a driving theme in this blog because I truly feel that ethical behavior naturally inclines a person towards good behavior, not just “right” behavior. At the heart of ethical behavior is common sense. The dearth of ethical behavior in the world leads me to believe that common sense isn’t quite as common as it should be. We’re routinely inundated with celebrity misbehavior, politicians misleading their constituents, athletes failing to live up to their obligations as role models and scandalous business practices. I want to shine the spotlight on those who don’t play by the rules and celebrate those who do; whose great fortune is transcended by their willingness to behave kindly.
I’ve found that people have different opinions about what is ethical and what isn’t and I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the topics I cover. I think it’s really interesting when a subject is polarizing and love to try to get to the bottom of why one side feels the way they do in contrast to another side. I’ll promise to try to be thick-skinned if you promise not to be too brutal in your comments. Remember, everybody has an opinion and the world would be a pretty dull place if we all saw eye to eye all of the time. No reason to be blatantly abusive, though… that wouldn’t be kind.
