The Power of Positive

Seeing the world on the bright side is not always easy. Things happen and we tend to feel like the bug on the bottom of a shoe, lots of pressure and everything displaced. I have always thought of myself as a pretty positive person. I take my hits like everybody else, but I don’t let the hits define me. I won’t lie though every so often negative thoughts and attitudes creep in and I have to fight them off.

Last week was like that. I was not feeling well and pretty much was the bug on the bottom of the shoe and all I wanted was to scrape myself off the bottom and pull myself back together. I was moping around, grouchy and miserable and I was using my family for target practice. It felt like there was no way out of this miserable place. I decided to use some of the advice that I share with my kids and fix what I could to make the situation better.

I started by reaching out to friends and finding out how they were doing, and although I was lacking in energy I tried to get out of the house in little spurts…even if it was just to take my dogs for a short walk. Sometimes you just have to kick yourself in the pants. The negative thoughts have dissipated and I have detached myself from the bottom of that awful shoe. I will be back to my old self in no time, I just need to stay positive and focus on the bright side.