The Power of Positivity
Last summer after being diagnosed with POTS- a disorder that caused me to faint and experience life limiting symptoms constantly, to say that I struggled is a vast understatement. I did not slip into a depression, I fell head-first. That feeling of being so empty, its just beyond difficult to cope with and overcome. I remember reading once that depression is the continual inward focus on self, and that if you can move your focus outward, you can begin to move toward recovery. I don't know if this is true for everyone in all depressive circumstances, but it was for me this last summer. I began a gratitude journal, and this paradigm shift was what I needed to move me from empty to full again.
I think that remembering the power that positive can have on your entire existence and those around you is the point of what I am called to do with my life. It is who I am created to be, and it drives me. I need to remember this power, and weed out the negative both external and internally. Neither are easy to weed out, but negativity can be like a weed and breed toxicity leaving no room for the positive to grow and flourish.
Recently I was frustrated with fighting the same battle over and over with the kids. I was lamenting this to someone and describing how I was just ready to lose my cool. But truthfully, I don't want my kids to remember me as the mom who was unreasonable, unhappy, and lost her cool. I want them to remember me as the mom who was patient, kind, and encouraging, always believed in them even when they were being little terrors. They definitely need boundaries, rules, and enforcement-- but even in those times, showing them the possibility of second chances and do-overs, love and forgiveness are beyond powerful. Seeing the rainbow through the rain...
I hope I can teach them they have this power too.
I think that remembering the power that positive can have on your entire existence and those around you is the point of what I am called to do with my life. It is who I am created to be, and it drives me. I need to remember this power, and weed out the negative both external and internally. Neither are easy to weed out, but negativity can be like a weed and breed toxicity leaving no room for the positive to grow and flourish.
Recently I was frustrated with fighting the same battle over and over with the kids. I was lamenting this to someone and describing how I was just ready to lose my cool. But truthfully, I don't want my kids to remember me as the mom who was unreasonable, unhappy, and lost her cool. I want them to remember me as the mom who was patient, kind, and encouraging, always believed in them even when they were being little terrors. They definitely need boundaries, rules, and enforcement-- but even in those times, showing them the possibility of second chances and do-overs, love and forgiveness are beyond powerful. Seeing the rainbow through the rain...
I hope I can teach them they have this power too.
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Philippians 4:8
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