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Positivity in the Moment
Nobody can be positive all the time, but moments of positivity can be a tremendous boost on your psyche.
Why do I write about positivity every week? Because negativity is all too easy to come across, and difficult to resist.
Do I believe you should never feel negative? No. Shit happens. There are days where life sucks. Bad things occur, people get sick and die, friends turn on you — and that’s just the personal crap. Spend any time reading about politics or other world affairs and see how long it takes you to get angry or begin to feel helpless and hopeless.
The issue as I see it is not about never feeling negative, nor always feeling positive. The issue, to my mind, is mindfulness. Again, not the end-all-be-all-cure-all of the world like some people try to sell it. This is the basic, general awareness of your own thoughts and feelings in the here and now.
Why does that matter? Because you get to choose how long you will think about or feel something. It is your decision, if you are feeling bad, how long you will let that dominate your mindset.
Thoughts and feelings are totally intertwined whether you are aware of it or not. Hence, being aware can help you choose the direction in which you are going. Since it’s incredibly easy to just let your subconscious grab hold and take the wheel it’s almost…
