The art of staying positive.


Not long ago, if I had experienced something I did today, I would have almost had a breakdown. Today it gives me strength and a reason to work harder and stay focused.

Who says we can only be inspired by what’s positive and encouraging! I have realized that I am most aggravated to perform better when someone mocks at me or says what I do isn’t too important or good enough.  It is not to prove anything to anyone but just to tell myself that I have no limitations. That sky is actually the limit.

Imagine, if only we could transform everything negative, said and done, into something positive. Imagine, if we could turn all bitter experiences into a better learning lesson. Lately, I have been trying to focus more on what is more important for me to do and less on what people think I should do. We’ve been thinking a lot on how we should celebrate Food for Education’s one year anniversary, where and when to do the celebrations, who to invite and how much to spend and what to offer. The registration of FFE is finally working out. We have decided on the name. I am set to go to college. My weight seems fine and we are really confident that “Good things ARE going to happen.”

But it isn’t so easy to stay positive when the circumstances aren’t much in your favor. You start to grow tired and weary when you’ve waited for something, for too long and you hear people talk so much negative things about you. For a moment, you want to give up on everything you’ve held onto for so long, something you’ve believed in so strong. But giving up isn’t easy either. We’d rather hold on for a while more. Moreover, doing more of what we love doing is more rewarding than feeding the negativity. It might take a while for us to reach where we want to but we’ll get there someday, somehow if we keep moving ahead. And that’s for sure.

As I write this, I feel more confident and inspired to do better tomorrow. The fact that the path towards our goal seems so confusing and doubtful means that we’re thinking and we have a vision. The vision might not be so clear but we have a vision and that’s what is more important I believe.   Let every negative, daunting, derogatory remark merely be sign of someone’s insecurities. Let everything that’s intended to bring you down and make you feel terrible, push you further ahead. That’s what I have so well understood and been practicing for the last couple of months. I haven't mastered this art of "staying positive" but I am trying. I am much stronger today than I was a year ago. I now, more strongly, believe that there is light at the end of the tunnel. That there will be dawn even after the darkest night.  

And as you read this, I hope you feel better about your situation. Stay hopeful and positive. Stay focused. Let no one's judgement take you away from your goals. 

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