The Simple Positivity of Being
I’m here, you’re here, and that’s a very good thing.
If you practice kindness, compassion, and empathy in your life – it’s really challenging right now. The surreal things being done by the US Government, people treating other people as lesser as part of resurgent prejudices, not to mention world affairs – it can feel really hopeless.
When you focus on these things far, far outside of your control it’s hard to feel hope. You can do little to nothing, and if you practice kindness, compassion, and empathy in your life, you dislike that feeling.
I want very much to show the people who are doing so much unnecessary harm what they are doing. But I can’t. It’s infuriating. And also scary because we’re seeing that when you don’t learn from history it can, will, and does repeat itself.
I can go on and on about this. However, that doesn’t do me any good. Every deep dive you do into the nitty-gritty details of the big picture only cause you pain.
It’s good to know what’s going on but unnecessary to be soaking in it. The deeper you go the less and less positivity you can see. That way lies madness.
What can you do? Think globally, sure, but act locally.
Be the best you that you can be
To quote my favorite guru, Yoda,
“Try not. Do or do not. There is no try.”
I have a set of affirmations I use regularly to keep my head screwed on correctly. One of them is this,
I do give my best, I do my best, the thoughts and feelings of others are outside of my control.
These two ideas combined are the key. Be your best. Do your best. Don’t try, do it. Give where and how you can – be it time, money, or whatever. Practice all the kindness, compassion, and empathy you desire to see. Don’t half-ass your life, give it your whole ass. Do your best, be your best, and don’t let worry about the impression you make on others stay your hand.
This is not a license to pillage or rape like the ugly forces in the world strive to do. I believe that a life worth living includes kindness, compassion, and empathy given. You are not alone. You’re unique, yes, but you are 1 of 8,000,000,000 people on the planet, and none of us are in competition for anything. Unless it’s a sporting event, spelling bee, cooking show for prize money, or the like – NONE OF US ARE IN COMPETITION WITH EACH OTHER.
Note: Being the best you can be is not selfish because genuine selfishness involves intentional hurt and harm caused.
The simple positivity of being
I know that things are challenging. You might be impacted by the awfulness happening in the world today. Yet, there is one positive thing I can guarantee that you have.
You are here. You are being.
The simple positivity of being shouldn’t be disregarded or overlooked. The world needs you. You, being here, right now, matters. Why? I don’t know. I just know that if you weren’t supposed to be here, now, being, you wouldn’t be.
Life can utterly suck sometimes. From the lowest of the low to the highest of the high, this is the truth. Life is perfectly imperfect for everyone, everywhere. The state of being is frequently challenging. Yet, despite this, it’s a giant checkmark on the side of positivity that you are here, being, now.
Being is about experiencing, learning, growing, suffering, and experiencing in general. You are called a human being in part because life means you are being. What you’re being can, will, and does change all the time. But you are here, now, and that’s positive.
You can impact those around you just by being. Some days that feels like total bullshit. Yet it’s still the truth. And the simple positivity of being can sustain you in the darkness of a world gone mad.
Recognize your awesomeness
What have you got to be positive about? You’re breathing. There is air in your lungs. If you’re reading this, you have access to amazing tech. When you give good to the world you get good from the world. Sometimes not right away, sometimes not in a measurable way, but it’s there.
You, being, is a good thing. Even when you feel awful, dejected, and unhappy, it’s still good that you’re here, now. When you can see the positivity in that you are open to virtually unlimited potential and possibility. Remember, even when it all sucks, it will all change, because change is the only constant in the universe.
Thank you for being.
Recognizing the positivity of being isn’t hard
It’s all about practicing mindfulness of your thoughts, feelings, intentions, and approach to direct your actions.
When you recognize and acknowledge that it’s a good thing you are here, being in this world, now, you open the way to incredible amounts of potential and possibility. Knowing that even when it all sucks and feels hopeless, it will all change and you, being here, can positively impact that. You can find things to do in your life experience to be a beacon in the darkness.
This empowers you, and your empowerment can empower others around you.
Consciously choosing your approach to life towards positivity or negativity – from the vast cylinder that exists between them – shifts life in a way that opens greater dialogue. From that broader dialogue, you can recognize, explore, and share where you are between the extremes and how that impacts you here and now.
Choosing thoughts, feelings, actions, and intentions for yourself employs an approach and attitude of positivity for realizing amazing potential and possibilities for your life.
The better aware you are of yourself here and now, the better you can choose and decide what, how, and why your life experiences will be. When you empower yourself, that can spread to those around you for their empowerment.
Thank you for coming along on this journey.
This is the five-hundred-and-eightieth (580) entry of my Positivity series. I hope that these weekly messages might help spread positive energies for everyone. Feel free to share, re-blog, and spread the positivity.
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