Keeping Positive

A lot of self-help books will give you reason after reason to think happy thoughts, as Tinkerbell says. There's a reason why: it works.

I write this tonight because it hits home for me. My parents are both unemployed. Older and slower with technology, they are struggling to stand out in the job market. They're close to retirement and one paycheck away from living off the streets. Many others can claim to this, too. It gets to you- the constant rejection from jobs, the lack of positive things coming your way, the constant stress and worry.

This situation can't be made perfect, but it can be weathered through. It's frustrating, but planning for the future cannot be done in a situation like this. Hoping for the future is the best you can do. It makes living for the day, the moment one of the most important tasks of each day. "Today I have a roof over my head." Many others don't. "Today I have opportunities for a job." Hey, go look into other countries- some people don't even get choices. There is ALWAYS someone who thinks your life, however bad you see it, is better than theirs. You do not have it as bad as you think. There is always something good to be found.

Yeah, stuff sucks, but stuff is good, too. My parents have each other for support. They are making it through each day. Something will come, that's the way it always seems to work.

You can't say "I'm never going to have this happen", or "We're never going to get a break!"

You Cannot Predict The Future.

Have a plan, and have a back-up plan- that's all you can do.

Do not get upset when plans don't go the way you want. Learn to adjust cause, baby, that's life!

As a kid you wanted the line to go faster for roller coasters. Did having to wait make the ride less enjoyable?

That's how things are being with a military husband. Waiting for him SUPER SUCKS! The moment he's in my arms, I can't remember a moment of us being apart. It all falls away. Tim McGraw sang about it, too- I'm unbroken. You have to wait in line for the good stuff.

AA has it right. Accept the things in life you cannot change. What a great rule for life!

I cannot make someone hire me, but I can try harder to present myself, ask opinions, and find out the best way to present myself for other opportunities.

I cannot help it if a job fires me, but I can build a savings account just in case it ever happens.

I see two categories in life: What things are, and what things aren't. You can't change either of these, but how you deal with it will determine your life.

My co-worker told me any time his technology breaks (computer/ phone/ printer) he looks at it as an opportunity to buy the upgraded model. That's the mentality we all need to have in life.

I practice what I preach. I'm (almost) always in a good mood. I don't let things get me down long and I look for opportunity in every challenge. Extra work for me isn't a bad thing, it's a challenging thing. How much can I successfully accomplish in one day? When I go over all I've done in my day at the end of it, I feel great about myself. I'm a doer, an achiever, a positive thinker- you should be to!