The bright side
As you may know if you鈥檙e a regular reader, I鈥檝e previously challenged myself to write at least one upbeat, positive post a week. This has been one of the hardest things to do!聽
Why is it so hard to write happy posts! Does it mean that there鈥檚 something deeply wrong with me? Am I a cynical, pessimistic person who will never find happiness? I鈥檓 pretty sure there are studies that suggest humans have a tendency to focus on issues and negatives. Even this post isn鈥檛 starting off with a very positive vibe!
So I should focus on some positives. I should try and shift that focus.
What am I happy about? I like the thunderstorms we鈥檝e been having, I like that we鈥檙e heading into summer. I like that the semester is over and I鈥檓 going to get to have a break. I鈥檓 happy that restrictions are easing and I鈥檝e seen people more.
See I KNOW what I鈥檓 happy about. I just don鈥檛 know how to talk about it in detail. What I revert to is unceremoniously listing things聽 off.
Maybe that鈥檚 just a matter of practice. Focusing in on one thing, those thunderstorms. Seeing the cascade of lightning in the sky, and standing there looking up at it while rain falls around me. It just reminds me how amazing the world we live in is. How awe-inspiring. I feel a vulnerability, but also this real sense of hope. In addition, the rain reminds me of a number of my fondest memories. I鈥檝e always loved the rain, and I remember some really great times with others running from the rain or hiding away from it indoors.
So that is something that makes me really happy, and being able to talk about why is a good way to start getting my focus in life to be just a little bit more positive. :)