Random Thought: The positivity path

I had a great conversation today with a great friend and one of the topics was positive versus negative emotions, how we allow ourselves to feel each and how we come to terms with each. My friend suggested that when we have a positive emotion, we tend to acknowledge that emotion but then try to hold on to it for dear life out of fear that we will lose this positive feeling. Thus making what was once positive, now negative.  Therefore, we should learn to practice positive living, allowing ourselves to feel every emotion both bad and good but choose to accept both with a smile and remain positive overall in our behavior, thinking, analyzing, etc.

**At this point I have two things to say: 1st to my friend - I hope I am giving this concept justice and that I haven't twisted our conversation so that it is no longer recognizable. 2nd to everyone else - I hope I am giving this concept justice and that I'm making some sort of sense here.

This struck a big chord with me for many reasons but the main one being that just last night I had another great conversation with another great friend of mine. However this conversation was about how scattered I felt I was and am in need of some major work, my friend was very gracious in allowing me to explain myself but gave me wonderful advice along the way, without adding any cliche statements that some women give each other just to avoid reality.

** At this point, I'd like that thank this friend for not being cliche!

My point in explaining last nights conversation is that I allowed myself to feel this sadness, to hear my friend make some great points about where I was weak and needed to improve but also where I was strong and not giving myself enough credit, I allowed myself to shed a few tears but then I moved on. I spoke, I listened, I analyzed and accepted and today I woke up with a big smile on my face, a big smile in my heart and it shaped my day in a marvelous way.

I asked my friend today, how does one go about living positively and not just clinging to positive moments.... now that I think about it maybe I've already started to figure out the answer and have found the positivity path all on my own.

Nina Michelle