Positivity

When he said the word - Positivity - I didn't think it was actually a word. He countered with "Negativity is a word, so..."

I suppose it would stand to reason that positivity would be negativity's antonym. How telling is it that I only recognise negativity as a word and not positivity?

This was a few weeks ago now, and I didn't really think much more about it, until about a week ago when a work colleague told me a story of how she locked her keys in her car at the gas station that morning. She was almost laughing as she told it. Her reaction; call someone to come unlock it and go get a hot tea and relax.

I thought of what my reaction would most likely have been; something akin to an emotional train wreck (a complete emotional meltdown followed by lingering embarrassment for getting so worked up over it); so in other words; a typical response for me - unfortunately.

I think KT Tunstall got me pegged: “Miniature disasters and minor catastrophes / Bring me to my knees / Well I must be my own master / Or a miniature disaster will be / It will be the death of me”

I have known for years that I need to remove the Aura of Negativity that I have established and that now follows me around like Pigpen’s dirt cloud, the issue has always been – HOW?

I wonder if it is partially the need for me to make a paradigm shift and instead of trying to rid myself of my negative aura, if I should, instead be trying to establish an Aura of Positivity.

I need to try and learn from those around me that seem unphased by small setbacks, miniature disasters and minor catastrophes.

I guess the trick will be to work at fostering Positivity and in doing so, with any luck, it will displace the Negativity.

Oh great, that makes me think of another song (by Harold Arlen & Jonny Mercer) “You've got to accentuate the positive / Eliminate the negative / Latch on to the affirmative / Don't mess with Mister In-Between”

It might be a bit trite, I know it’s not going to be that easy; but I suppose it makes more sense to attempt to focus on what you want, instead of focusing on what you want to get rid of.

So, Producing Positivity – my new objective!