We know that our perspective influences the way that we view any situation. We know that when we are in a bad mood, everything around us looks crappy… no matter how wonderful it can possibly be. We also know, that we have choices of how we interpret and move forward from any situation.

So, in a situation we are given two choices. If you truly want it to be a positive one, you have to surround yourself with those positive thoughts. I know it sounds corny… I totally get it.

I know that what happened to me was beyond shitty. Reminding myself about that every single day, doesn’t serve me. It just opens a rabbit hole of negative thoughts and emotions…ones that strip me of the energy I have and suck any joy away.

We know the obvious choice here, but it’s hard work. For me, it’s way easier to be negative. It’s easy to pull people in too. Think about it… you feed off of each other and that negative thought…misery loves company. What does that do though?
Nothing. Just puts you in a crappier mood.
It’s important to choose any ounce of positivity when you can. We know that your mind is fully equipped to tell you how shitty something is if you want it to.

My therapist has given me a lot of strategies to use when this happens. One of my favorites, is to take a breath and say one good thing happening right now, in that very moment. This immediately grounds me.

Sometimes it helps me to be reminded that even though there are times when life sucks… It’s pretty fucking awesome too.