Oh the weather outside is frightful....(and your attitude is having a clouding effect on my experience!)

Have you ever noticed that no matter how positive you try to be in any situation that there is always one Debbie Downer strategically placed? You know, that person who delights in bringing down the group or just seems to like to wallow in misery of any kind? Chances are you know at least one person like this or heaven forbid; more than one.  I’ve also known a few people with a not so admirable perspective on life and what I’ve learned from it is that (my) life IS better without them in it!
There are those people who find it awful when it’s snowing outside and they cannot see the beauty of everything covered in white, the crisp in the air and the freshness the new snow brings. They fail to see the benefit of moisture for the soil or the water that is added to our rivers and streams along with a list of other added benefits.  They see it as a mess and an inconvenience. Those people can turn a slight inconvenience into the most horrible experience if you’ll just lend them your ear. Well, I won’t! I don’t want to hear about how horrible, terrible, or nasty things are. I don’t want them to relive that dreadful experience just for the sake or reliving it and never learning from it.

We have so many bad and awful things happening in the world every day and we always have; we always will. The problem is that when the shift goes from reporting these stories to reveling in the misery of the story. I think it is just in our nature to want to have answers and to maybe make some sense of things that just don’t make sense; but by exploiting people in their times of distress and when they are most vulnerable is no excuse for news. Remember we can  just  turn the channel  (figuratively and literally) on those people that want to make a bad experience worse or relive any kind of misery…don’t get so far bogged down in the weeds with them that you cannot see the beauty in the flowers!

My point was that there is always good too. It is up to us as individuals to look for it! Surround yourselves with those people who are positive and lift you up. You’ll find that your life will be so much healthier and happier.  

Merry Christmas Wishes to you and yours….or Happy Holidays or whatever other greeting floats your boat!

Thanks for taking the time to read my rant J