While I mostly come across as a sweet, fluffy, light-hearted ball of fun, it may shock you to find out that actually, I’m quite a pessimistic, cynical person.
I know, you’re stunned.
My line of thinking has always (in my adult life) been: assume the worst will happen then at least you’ll be pleasantly surprised more than you’ll be disappointed (and if you’re disappointed, it shows that the worst you assumed was off the mark – something to work on later.)
I’ve decided I’m going to take The Positivity Challenge. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I’m going to try re-frame negative things in a positive light in a concerted effort to improve my over all level of happiness and general well-being.
I’m not going to go nuts about this – if my house burns down, I’m going to be fucked off and upset, but if my toilet falls off the wall (again), I’m going to see that as a great opportunity to redo my bathroom (well, I’m doing that anyway, but you get the idea.)
Anything I struggle to re-frame in a positive way, I’ll post about and perhaps you can give me some ideas.
Remembering at the right times (ie, when someone pisses me off) may take some getting into, so I’m making a tweak to the program:
When ever I allow a negative thought to linger for more than a couple of minutes, I’ll restart the seven days from the beginning.
This should be fun. Who wants to join me?