Keeping a Positive Attitude

I wrote a article on my website on this topic, but I wanted to follow up on it a little more with my second blog installment.
Have you ever noticed that we live in a really negative society? Many people tend to dwell on the bad news before the good. You would never turn on the news to see the good news story, it's always the fighting and killing that come first. What is wrong with us?
Another big problem today is jealousy. I've seen it destroy friendships. No matter how good you are to some people, they quickly forget that when jealousy gets in their way. I've never understood it, being a typical type A personality, I would rather just work harder to make my own success.
I think it is so important to stay positive, focus on your goals, and to truly minimize the negative influences in life. I'm trying to watch the news less, I definitely minimize or eliminate associating with people who leech the positive energy from me. I don't want to hear the bad news all the time, I want to hear the good. I want to get up in the morning, see the sunshine and think "Man, I'm so glad to have yet another day to enjoy, to work, to be with loved ones."
We have a limited time to be alive, we do not know each day when our time will be up. Why waste it on being negative and dwelling on bad news? Why waste it being jealous of friends or neighbours or anyone. Why not try a different route and learn to be happy for other people, remember the good they have done for us, and make an effort, even a small one, to make the world, or even one other person's world a better place today............