Recently I have been thinking a lot about positive vs negative in many aspects of my life. It seems that lately I have been confronted with a lot of negative people and I am amazed how quickly one negative person can ruin a perfectly good day.
I try to always see the good things in life. Â I relish in the warmth of a cup of coffee in the morning and lately the crisp, cool smell of Fall has made me want to settle in with a good book (or movie). Â I feel happy armed with a cup of tea and something freshly baked from the oven. Â Those to me are just some of the delights of Fall and early Winter.
My work has been stressful lately. Â I have felt snowed under by email, expectations and events. Â The pressure and the exhaustion has weighed heavily on me. Â I have felt disgruntled and at times fed up. Â But, I realized that it is really how I look at these things that affects my attitude. Â I know that when I try to “do it all” that I get overwhelmed and miserable. Â It is so hard to take a step back and say no, even when it is the best thing to do.
Tonight I took some time to myself. Â Watched a TV show I PVR’d weeks ago, spent time surfing through Pinterest and recharged my batteries so to speak.
While on Pinterest I came across this from Local Fun for Kids which is exactly what I needed.
Today during a busy busy day, my boys came to my school and had lunch with me. Â They are the epitome of happy. Â They do what they love to do, oblivious to expectations, societal pressures and norms. Â They do what makes them happy. Â And, so, they used the opportunity to run their trucks all over the dining hall. Â It was magic.
What makes you happy?
Great post!
Anytime my daughter smiles or giggles that makes me happy.![My Profile](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%2030%2020'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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So true Sarah! That does always make my day. :)
I am an optimist and a happy person…but I have my moments of feeling blue too. My kids can usually pull me out of it…and sometimes all it takes is a surprise text from the hubby to make me smile! Thanks for linking up with us this week at the #MTMmixer!![My Profile](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%2030%2020'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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Negativity is just toxic. I’m a positive and optimistic person but sometimes being around a lot of negativity really gets to me. It’s so nice that your kids are so joyful and happy – that’s what I love about kids! Everything is exciting!![My Profile](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%2030%2020'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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Some days I wish I could just stop dealing with negative people. It would make life so much better!
I love this Kerrie. Negativity IS toxic – that’s a sad truth. When I am out and about, I try to hold doors for people, smile, tell them to have a nice day, thank them for service, etc… Seeing someone smile back or say something nice back only reinforces that positive attitudes are contagious as well.
Thank you Kathy. I love the positive energy coming back from this post. It truly shows that positive energy does breed positive energy :)
Amen! Positive thinking can make all the difference–this is something I’m really working on. Thanks for sharing this on the #MTMmixer :)![My Profile](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%2030%2020'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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Thank you Meredith!
Love this post! I found you on Bloggy Mom’s November blog hop. Sometimes being positive can be hard, but I always remind myself that it could always be worse. And just watching my children’s joy of the simple things puts it all in perspective.
Make it a great day!
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Thank you Katie! So glad you could come by. :)