You know, there are so many things that I have been thinking about for the past couple months; my friendships, my relationship status with my family members, the work that I am doing, health, etc. And it can be overwhelming, sometimes, to think about how much I have to work with and how much I have to balance out.
But for some reason, though, I have fallen into the habit of thinking of the negative side of things rather than the positive, and just recently, I have finally said to myself; "I am so sick of seeing of the negative side of things! How did I get into this? Cause it is really bringing me down!"
Yes, there are things that cause me a ton of stress and anger, but how did I get out of my habit of looking at the bright side of things?
A couple years ago at school, I really got into the whole positive-energy, look at the bright side thing. But I was extraordinarily immoderate with it and I drove my friends crazy. Then graduating and going back home, I calmed down and started to balance out. But then for some reason, I have been falling into looking at the negatives a bit more than the positives.
I am just intrigued about the fact that it has taken me this long to truly come to the realization, that I need to change my thinking. Because I could have said "be positive" to myself many times over the past years, but it didn't wouldn't sink in. Yet now I say it to myself and it really resonates. It just show me that I need to let myself experience things in the moment and not have artificial ideas clog my mind, and that I need to let myself think organically.
It also shows me that I need to be in-tuned with how I am feeling and to bring myself to a solution to improve my living experience. Simply apologizing or praying for improvement doesn't really help if I don't know what the cause of the problem is. I have been very honest with myself for many months and have brought myself to account with my deeds, but I guess I need to look past the daily struggles and dive deep into the source of the problem.
Being negative brings me down. I feel... something (can't describe it) when I am negative, and I don't want it anymore. I am living a great life, doing what I need to do, discovering and growing the way I need to, STOP COMPLAINING IAN! LOL.
Love to all
Ian
Your post, I'm sure, will hit home with a lot of folks, because it's all too easy to fall into the trap of negative thinking. This, too, can be fueled by the society in which we live, the things we read or watch, or even sometimes the people with whom we spend our time.
ReplyDeleteI find when I "dwell on the unpleasant things of life", more of them seem to come before me and then the snowball effect begins.
People have a variety of ways they can snap themselves out of it, from praying, simply laughing, reading something inspirational, seeing positive people...and the list goes on.
It's great you're striving to replace negative thoughts with positive ones which, in turn, will have an immediate effect on your heart and spirit.
Thanks for posting this, which is a reminder to others (read: me)!!
I love reading your blog. I, too, find myself struggling to look at the cup as half full these days. What an amazing time to be alive! And I still let all the stresses add up and overwhelm me at times. Thanks for the reminder. I'm with you... let's go for the joy!!
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