Positivity: We Are
Sometimes the most positive thing to face is that we are here.
We are alive. We are breathing. We have endless possibilities ahead of us for the day.
In the face of a whole lot of insanity from outside influences, the holiday season, or you may be experiencing Seasonal Affective Disorder; finding and maintaining positivity can be a particularly challenging idea.
It may seem trite, but just being alive is a huge plus. You are breathing. You have the ability to read this post from your computer or phone or tablet. You can make choices for your life, for your present and your future. You are.
Just being, at times, is a total win. You do not need a grand and glorious thing, you don’t need anything more substantial than acknowledging you just are.
You matter to me. I may or may not know you, but I think it’s important that you know you DO matter to me. Yeah, I write these for myself, but I share them because I think it’s hugely important to acknowledge that we are not alone. We all are struggling, we are all making efforts to live the best lives we can, and we all are in this together, even when we disagree.
Today may be great, or it may be awful. You may be coming off a weekend of extreme awesomeness or total and complete suckiness. You may simply be going with whatever the universe gives you, day in, day out. Whatever the case, you ARE, and that is hugely positive. So things may be imperfect, and the outside world might look like an incredible dumpster fire – but we are able to find the good in the world, to be positive about the fact that we matter, and we can overcome anything.
We are here. Whether people agree or disagree with our viewpoints, whatever our circumstances, we are here. That means there is possibility, opportunity, and potential. It may not feel like it, and you may be struggling to do all kinds of things….but you ARE. That’s so amazingly positive that we can take tremendous comfort in acknowledging this. Be grateful you have your life, and all sorts of options.
I know there are many things that can be depressing going on out there. But we can change our focus away from that. We are here. That is spectacularly positive.
Finding positivity is not hard, it just requires action. Knowing that there is massive positivity in simply being here, this is something we can work with every day. When we are grateful for being, and we find the positive in our very existence, we empower ourselves. When we feel empowered, we often spread that feeling to others around us, and as such can build more positive feelings. We can use the positive feelings this generates to dissolve negative feelings. When we take away negative feelings, we open up space to let in positive feelings, and that is something we can be grateful for. Gratitude leads to happiness. Happiness is the ultimate positive attitude. Positive attitude begets positive energy, and that is always a good thing.
This is the one hundred forty-eighth entry of my Positivity series. It is my hope these weekly messages might help spread positive energies for everyone. Feel free to share, re-blog and spread the positivity.
In relation to Positivity, check out my Five Easy Steps to Change the World for the Better.
