I woke up this morning with a stomach ache, which immediately made me grouchy. And of course I didn’t want to wake up because, well I was tired!
My cat was forcing his face into mine so that I would get out of bed and feed him and as much as I love my cat that is never a way I prefer to start my morning {although, I could think of much worse}. Not to mention right before I woke up I was having an awful dream! All I could think about was the bills I have to pay, the jobs I need to find, the move I’m about to make, the homework I have to finish and the list goes on and on…..WOE IS ME.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR? WOULD YOU RATHER HEAR ABOUT EVERYONE’S ANNOYING, GROUCHY AND NEGATIVE MOMENTS???
I’ve heard so many people these past few months complain via Facebook, and other places, about seeing too many positive messages that make them, “want to punch someone”, and how everything can’t possibly always be so great and how sick they are of seeing positive quotes etc, etc. Multiple people have said this, multiple times and in many ways.
Well, I SAY, if you’re sick of seeing positive messages you ARE ‘sick’ of something, that’s true. I’m just not sure that what you’re ‘sick’ with is actually seeing positive messages.
OF COURSE everything isn’t always great. IT IS FACEBOOK, NOT REALITY. It’s the internet! OBVIOUSLY, we only see a fraction of people’s real lives on here. And frankly, that’s how I prefer it.
I don’t want to hear about all the negative stuff in everyone’s life. I know it’s there. We all know it’s there. That’s not what I want to fill my brain, thoughts and environment with. If I wanted that, I’d watch the news!
WE ALL HAVE IMPERFECT LIVES.
What is wrong with positive thinking if it helps to uplift your spirit??
LISTEN. IF POSITIVE MESSAGES ARE PISSING YOU OFF, IT’S TIME TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR.
I’ve been at different points in life where other people’s positivity has pissed me off too. I’m also aware that when that happens, it’s not them, it’s ME. It can be a challenge when you’re not happy yourself to actually believe someone else is being real in their happiness.
Guess what, Positivity and Happiness are REAL for some of us!
IF YOU FIND OTHER’S POSITIVE OUTLOOKS UPSETTING, YOU’RE THE ONE THAT IS ANGRY AND UNWILLING TO ALLOW ANYTHING TO UPLIFT YOU.
Why? That’s the question you should be asking yourself. WHY DOES THIS MAKE YOU ANGRY??
There’s no need to judge them or yourself. There IS a need to step back and spend some quiet time understanding what it actually is that keeps you from wanting to be happy or see the positive. You’re pushing it away so defiantly that you’re holding yourself back from it, for what purpose?
I’m speaking from personal experience. I’ve felt the same way and I’m not excluded from feeling this way, on occasion, even now.
HOWEVER, I have enough self awareness to take a closer look at what’s inside of me that is bringing this up. PRACTICE AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE.
If you’re a Yogi/Yogini this should be easy for you. Go back to the Eight Limbs.
Svadhyaya{Self Awareness} is always the answer.
Don’t point the finger and blame. Look inside.
Don’t be disillusioned by Social Media, the internet or anything in the media for that matter.
OF COURSE it doesn’t replicate everyone’s real life exactly. It’s social media!!! And if you think that it does, that is Maya{Disillusion}.
You can call me a Positive Junkie.
I’d rather be a Positive Junkie, feeling loving and happy… than to be a Negative Nay Sayer or “REAL”, as some like to call it, feeling angry and bitter.
IF YOU LIKE TO POST AND SHARE POSITIVE AND INSPIRING PICTURES AND MESSAGES, MESSAGES OF HOPE AND LOVE AND BEAUTY IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM, KEEP DOING IT! We need you!
To those who are practicing thinking positive, being positive and sharing positive quotes THANK YOU.
I don’t think you’re perfect or your life is perfect because of it, but I thank you for sharing the love.
I thank you for keeping things light and positive.
I thank you for giving me and others hope and perspectives that inspire us to be better and do better.
I thank you for being courageous enough to keep at it and deflect the negative energy you will inevitably receive from those that aren’t feeling it just yet.
YOU are the ones that help keep the vibration of this planet high and uplifting. You are the ones who are here to pave the way of being.
POSITIVE JUNKIES: YOU ARE NEEDED.