People will tell you to surround yourself with positive people, think positive thoughts, and to be the positive that others see. This has been construed to be positive. You know, in the sense of happy, joy, nice, and the other words that are to bring a smile to your face. There is an amazing peace when a person can make something that appears to be so negative seem like there is a silver lining of joy attached to it. We search for the rainbow during the storm, we search for the positive story during an hour of news, and we love watching the powerful fall then giving them a second chance after atonement. We love the underdog, the underserved, and the underprivileged. We are positive about that and we share it with anyone that will listen.
Why does the positive have to be good to be positive? It is positively going to rain, be miserable, and cold. I am positive about that. Guess what, it’s okay. It will pass. Positive can be a noun or an adjective. If it is good it is positive but if we know it exists, then it is also positive. When the rain occurs, we can be positive that it is happening, or we can positive that it will end. Why do we begrudge something that will end? We allow the negative to persist and fail to see the positive. Yes, sometimes it rains too much. Hell, sometimes you eat too much but you don’t stop living your life. Why do we see the negative in one thing but easily see the positive in others?
Being positive doesn’t necessarily mean sunshine and rainbows. Sorry, I stole that from Rocky. I am positive that I hate people that want to do dreadful things. I am positive that there are things I want to do. The cool thing about that is that by being positive I want to do them, when I do them they make me positive. Follow along, it really isn’t that complicated. I am positive that there are times I do things that I hate doing. The opposing side of that is that by doing those things I make other people feel positive about me. See, being positive doesn’t mean I am always happy. When the alarm goes off at 4:45am so that I can journal my calendar, read my book, do my yoga, and go feed the horses, I am positive that I would rather sleep until 7am. However, the positive feeling I get from accomplishing those things for myself, well, minus the horse feeding, makes my day start on an accomplished positive.
Positivity is feeling good about things as they happen to you or being able to find the good in an event. Being positive is understanding what you are doing and the consequences for the actions. My nephew had an idea for helping an organization with it’s Christmas goals. He created a 5k and decided that he would donate the proceeds to the Shop with a Cop program in Lake Wales. He was positive it would be a great project. Through frustration, determination, and challenging work he and his family have pulled it off. His positivity created an event that is going to happen this weekend. I am going to participate in this event. I am positive that I am going to suck and that it is going to be cold. My excitement is that I am going to get to see this kid’s dream become a reality. As slow and as cold as I am going to be I am positive that there is no other place I could see myself on Saturday morning. Sure, I am doing something good for my health by exercising, I am pushing myself through uncomfortable elements, and I will watch others do the same. We could bitch and moan about the weather, the course, or a million other things but we all had the same thought; by doing this we will be helping others and maybe they too will be able to have a more positive experience.
One last thing, the Florida Southern women’s volleyball program is playing in the national tournament tomorrow in Pensacola. Go to www.fscmoc.com and check them out. They have had an incredibly positive season and could use some positive vibes in their next step.
JULIAN ALEXANDER
Mohammad Metri
YES YES!!! I am POSITIVE this is a good article!
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