Choose To Be Different
“I just want to be happy.” “I want to be a more positive person.” How many people, perhaps even yourself, have made these statements? We all want to be happy and positive — who on earth wouldn’t? The sad thing is though, too many people who say they want it…don’t even bother trying. Continue reading “Choose To Be Different”
Why are messages and stories of hope and optimism so absent in our culture? We certainly hear enough of the negative, so why aren’t we reading and hearing more about the positive? A good question and one that I know many of us ask regularly, but alas, its one that has a very complicated answer.
It’s easy for us to forget about the things in life that really matter. Caught up in the daily grind, spending hours surfing social media, watching the polarizing news — all of a sudden, we forget about the things in our life that have the most value and remembering them gets harder.
We’ve posted a number of articles recently about the rise in dishonesty — half-truths, conspiracy theories and intentionally spread disinformation. We’ve covered this, because we can’t ever claim to be good or positive people if we purposely spread lies. Dishonesty, is a decidedly negative, dark trait.
I have a friend who has a quotes calendar on his desk and whenever I see it, I chuckle…“who uses those anymore?” Well, as it turns out, he does and now, so do I. My friend’s quote calendar is actually his daily motivator — he’s not using it for the date, but for the inspiration.
In order to be more positive and thus, less negative, it’s necessary for us to let go of any toxic emotions, behaviors and habits that are holding us back. We all know that anger, jealousy and hatred are three of the big ones, but one we sometimes overlook, is gossip — and gossip is very toxic.
You’ve probably heard the expression “you are a beacon of light,” but I wonder if we give that compliment the thought it deserves. In essence, when someone tells us we’re a beacon of light, they’re telling us that we’ve done something good and often, we really are radiating a literal light.
Everyone is striving for a happy and content life, but the pull of hectic daily life can sometimes make that goal feel elusive. Living more in the moment and getting the most out of life is something we need to make a daily habit and to help us, we should commit to doing at least one positive thing each day.
Growing up I was told that having a purpose was vital. Having a reason to get out of bed in the morning, no matter how small the reason, was essential to being happy and contented. That advice was one of the most important things I could have learned.
We’ve been writing a lot about anger lately because there is so much of it in our world. People are becoming cold, vindictive and even violent because of their anger — they’re quick to let it control them, oblivious to their future. Is this what we should sow?