Counter...

Counter to the trend...

Being hopeful.
Happy to work.
Tuning out the noise
Working thru the lies.
Open-minded.
Sense of wonder.
Not bitter.
Not cynical.
Trying to tone down the sarcasm.
Not afraid to say, "I don't know."
Not bored.
Happy to sit in silence.
Or sip coffee listening to Sting's very inoffensive, almost sweetly coma-like, "Nothing like the Sun."
"Soft Rock?!" OK. Whatever.