Why is it the Same, But Different?

This day is the same, but different from yesterday.

Despite their similarities, no two days are exactly alike. No two people are alike. Each and every one of us feels things differently. No matter what the subject, it may feel as if it is the same, but it’s different.

It is very easy to fall into routines. We human beings are enormous fans of things being unchanging, and familiar. But as I have been writing a lot lately, change is inevitable. It will happen, so you and I get to choose what that will feel like. So it may seem to be the same, but different.

Different is good. And yet, large swaths of this society dislike and fear different. Look at our President, and his unabashed dislike of the different. Are you brown, black, female, Muslim? Well, you are thus different, and as such suspect. Except this is complete and utter bullshit. Rather than let that which is different about us divide us, we should celebrate it.

The paradox of similar but unique can drive you crazy. Do what you are expected, but stand out. Except, don’t stand out TOO much, because then you are different, and as such suspect. Is it any wonder our society is constantly struggling in so many different ways?

The point of this is that it is time to recognize that while this, that, or the other comes across as being the same, but different. And that is where it can be wonderful. We have an opportunity to take control and create change, and if yesterday was awful, we can work to make today better, no matter how similar they may be. Consciousness creates reality.

It may be the same, but different anyhow

Maybe yesterday I got up, went to work, came home, went to bed, and today is the same. But that’s not true, because there will be differences. Maybe yesterday was sunny, but today is raining. Maybe I had nothing to do after work yesterday, but tonight I have fencing. Perhaps I wrote fiction yesterday, but I am blogging nonfiction today. These are differences.

The point I am working to make here is that this is tremendously positive. Why? Because it means that if it is the same, but different, we can change it. If it was bad, we can work to make it good. If it was good, we can work to make it great. There is an opportunity to ponder, it was great, can we make it better? Positivity can be created and spread.

We live in tumultuous times. It can be really difficult to find the positive, especially when we have routines we get swept up in. But rather than be fearful and anxious about change, we can instead view it as an opportunity to generate positivity. Maybe today feels the same, but it’s different from yesterday…and that means it can be more, no matter what yesterday was like.

Finding positivity is not hard, but it does require action.

Knowing that this, that or the other thing is the same, but different, there is an incredible amount of potential to generate phenomenal positivity. When we work on building more positivity into our lives, it makes us feel stronger, more capable, better able to create changes, and ultimately 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 two-hundred and thirty-ninth 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.

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