Staying Positive

What’s the alternative? There are opposites everywhere we look, surrounding us at every corner. I can only say it so many times, we can be this way or that way. Either way takes just as much effort, but which way makes you feel better? Optimism or pessimism? Positivism or negativism , which one do you ascribe to? If these similar opposites require the same amount of energy, the same amount of emotional thought and investment, why on earth would you chose door number 2 and err with the darker of the two sides? Yes frustration can run rampant and I am definitely guilty of allowing it more time in my head than it should have. But when you look at the frustration facing you, what are you really looking at? You are looking at things you have no control over. And what is the only thing you do have control over? How you react to every situation presented to you. That’s it. To rely on others to give us an expected response is a waste of time. Relying on others is merely relying on projections of who we are onto someone or something else. In the end your almost always disappointed, because that someone or something is not you. If you rely on yourself though and learn to react better with given situations, well, you will find yourself changing your thought processes. All of a sudden, you will not get frustrated, you will not be pessimistic, negative thoughts will fade away. Things become easier, even when they aren’t necessarily easier.

Dad is improving every day. He is itching to get the ankle brace they fitted him for last week because that is going to help stabilize his leg and foot. He is itching to get out of Stillwater and come home because mentally that is going to make a huge difference. Sometimes you need that itch to motivate you to accomplish things. The itch he has is good. It is all good.