Today Is a New Day
New day, new options, new choices — what will I do?
When I woke up this morning, I had a choice.
Focus on the problems, concerns, issues, and various negatives in my life.
- Or -
Seek, find, and/or create options, solutions, potential, possibilities, and positives.
Choosing positivity over negativity cannot be in denial nor disregard for negativity. That’s how toxic positivity comes into being. This is about approach, intention, and action.
But before I get into this, there is an elephant in the room not to be ignored:
Shit happens.
Lots of things are happening in the world that are upsetting, disconcerting, scary, and distracting as hell. One of the largest negatives of the internet is how easily you can go down a given rabbit hole — sometimes to the exclusion of logic and reality.
If I give this too much attention, finding positivity gets extra challenging. And these are matters and concerns that are way, way outside of my control.
Then there are more personal issues. People, situations, things that directly impact my life but are also outside of my control. Focusing on strained friendships, financial matters, and the how of other personal things…
