I was at the Brooklyn Rainbow gathering this Sunday, where a friend of mine asked why I chose to join the positive thinking movement. I’ve never really thought of myself as being part of any movement, but when considering some of my philosophies and opinions about life I suppose I could consider myself as being so.
It got me thinking why I try to stay positive and maintain a positive outlook. I feel there is a lot of desperation in some people’s live, many people are worried about the future, wondering about their jobs, money, the economy and the climate. I worry about that too. Sometimes it’s hard to keep a positive mind in the face of all the negativity we observe from our environment.
I’ve traveled some in the world, I have seen some people living on very little and still they were happy and I have seen people living on more than they could possibly need and they were still miserable. I had to come to the conclusion that your happiness does not always have to do with your environment. Where you are, how much you have and what you do are not what make you happy, to me it’s the people I’m with that usually matters more.
I’ve been in some desperate situations, I’ve felt myself lose all hope and give in to fear, but somehow I’ve managed to carry myself through it and find something to hold on to and hope for.
We’re on this planet for a limited time, and until that time is up I need to live with myself so I may as well make my life worth living, and I definitely don’t want to live my life feeling desperate and afraid. Even at the most desperate times I must remember to first love myself.