On Saturday, June 4, 2011 at  Frederick Municipal Airport, 310 Aviation Way, Frederick, MD, local children with life threatening illnesses and their families will have the chance to fly high above their homes aboard the Snoopy I blimp. Kids can also enjoy a tailgate party and a meet and greet with Snoopy himself thanks to a partnership between MetLife and the Baltimore-based Believe In Tomorrow National Children’s Foundation.

Believe In Tomorrow Children’s Foundation has provided over 560,000 individual overnight accommodations for families, from every state in the U.S. and 76 countries worldwide. This organization provides once-in-a-lifetime hands on adventures to encourage critically ill children nationwide to look past their illnesses toward the promise of tomorrow.

    After listening to Tal Ben-Shahar lecture on Benefit Finders and Fault Finders, I am more aware of the impact this perspective has on our lives. I’ve noticed in myself, my clients, friends, family, and business associates an inclination to view others in terms of finding either faults or benefits. Do we see stumbling blocks or stepping stones? These are choices we all make every day.

     Do we look at the stars each night or take them for granted? Do we appreciate our family, our work, and our every day? Do we take people, our health, and life for granted or do we celebrate all of these incredible gifts? Are we embracing life or living by avoiding?

     Benefit Finders focus on the positive. When you focus on the positive, the good appreciates. When our focus strays to the negative, the good depreciates while the negative is accentuated. 

It’s indescribable, really . . . the way that I love you. I want more for you than I could ever imagine wanting for myself.