Everyone brings their own outlook on life, seeing it through a particularly colored lens. And while we hope to remove the lenses all together and see things as they truly are, if that isn't yet possible, why not see the world in a positive light?
Positive or negative, attitudes seem to be contagious. I know that working somewhere like Lao, where frustrations run high, it can be easy to get sucked into complaining and negativity. I hadn't noticed how I much do that until new staff arrived with fresh, positive attitudes.
So with this realization, I am seeing that I need to make a conscious, mindful effort to bring more positivity into my life. I can choose to look on the bright side of things and lose the habit of negativity. All things are a combination of positive and negative, it's just a matter of choosing what aspect to focus upon.
Steps to positivity. Like any good habit change, you need to have plan, take baby steps and be compassionate when you have difficulties. So I plan to:
1. Start a gratitude journal to write in every night and read every morning.
2. Wake up to positive music or dharma to get me in the right mindset.
3. Ask friends to remind me when I'm being negative.
4. Avoid the negativity trap when someone else is headed down that road.
5. Be mindful of my mindset. Check in every few hours and see if I'm ruminating and being negative.
Thirty days to a new habit. Let's see how it goes.
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