Afternoon thoughts......No Negativity!

Negativity can come in many forms. Words, thoughts, and most importantly, actions. Why is it, that regardless of how happy a situation could be, there are people who can find some way to bring negativity to it.

"Oh, you just had a baby? How exciting. Good luck with the baby weight."
"Oh, you just got a better job? How exciting. More money, more problems."

This is not a normal response, but somewhere in life our perception of happiness has been altered. The ability to be happy for someone and their successes or happy moments are overshadowed by our own inability to be happy for ourselves. Many times we are mad at
ourselves because of misfortune, missed opportunities or just bad luck, and we are unable to be happy for others.

If you are in a rut .... Having a bad go at life .... or find yourself being unhappy, don't sow those seeds of discontentment. Make a small change, one day at a time.

It's OK not to be happy for me, but don't attempt to minimize my accomplishments and bring me down.