Staying Positive. +++

Going about our everyday lives, it can be so easy to let the bad completely overshadow the good. Why do we do this?

Personally, I've come a long way from being the Negative Nancy I once was. Not so much negative in my speaking, but more so in my thinking and attitude. People... the mind is such a powerful thing. I'm sure you've all heard that before. Negative thoughts can so easily consume you to the point where it just becomes so prevalent in your life that it becomes the norm for you.

It's truly so much easier to think ten negative thoughts then to have one positive thought a day. Things don't go the way we want, people don't always do what we want, and situations don't always work out the way we want.

I began to realize during my senior of high school just how much my negative thoughts and speaking were pulling me down. It was as if I was in this constant state of focusing on the bad surrounding me. When did I became such a negative person? And it's crazy because while I was in this negative state of mind, I would turn around and try to tell my friends how they should remain positive through all their adversities. WHAT A HYPOCRITE.

Of course I was pretending like I was Ms. Positive. However, that most definitely wasn't the case. Now, the question is, what did it take for me to change my state of mind? First, realizing that you gain positivity in every aspect of your life just by reversing your thoughts and thinking positive. 

Staying positive is so vital, to me. It's as if once I made this conscious decision to stop keeping myself in bondage of negative thoughts, the world began to look differently to me. My insight on things changed. I didn't look at things for how awful they were to or look at situations for how terrible the outcome appeared to be. I was able to at least try to find the positive when the negative was placed right in front of me.

Why is it so important to stay positive? Well, for one, thinking positive can lead to positive actions and people are drawn to other positive people. 2) In a world full of harsh negatives, a positive light will always outshine the negativity. 3) I think staying positive just makes for a happier you. 4) Won't so easily be dragged down and discouraged to do things in life. Negative thoughts or even negative people can make you feel as if you're incapable of accomplishing something or make you feel like  you're not good enough. A lot of missed opportunities comes from that. 5) I believe positivity can evoke change, in a good way. The list goes on...

The way I stay positive is through prayer, meditation, and making the conscious decision to be positive and have a positive attitude everyday. Yes, there are days when negativity might creep into my head or spew out of my mouth. However, it's not nearly as bad as it used to be.

Try to spread positivity wherever you go. Start with yourself first though. The negative will work its way in from time to time, but it's nothing you can't overcome.

Stay positive, people.