Positively Negative

I think being positive is probably one of the hardest thing humans do. It is very easy to be negative about a situation. I know this very well  because most people can easily be negative but when its time to be positive they freeze.

The first time I recognized this was when I was in a counselors office who asked me to write down 10 positive things about myself.  With in five minutes I had come up with 5 things that were negative about me.

1. I am stupid
2. I am fat
3.I don't have friends
4. I am not good enough
5. I am a burden to others

I know that is pretty sad that a young girl would think about herself but its what I truly felt its the only thing that I would let myself believe that I was.

But when she asked again what I came up with that was positive about me I froze. I couldn't think of one thing because of how negative I was toward myself. I cried so hard that there was nothing good about Jessica.  Being positive about myself was the hardest thing I have ever had to do.

My mom was able to help me through this.

Finally I was able to come up with one.

1. I know who I am and what I want.

This one was pretty obvious to my mother who caught me being very strong about what I wanted and who I was. I have always stood up for what I believe in. I have always been strong in this way. I have very strong morals and hopes and dreams. Things that I would never let go of until I accomplished such dreams.

It may only be one positive thing about myself but it was the first to an explosion of ideas.

To this day I still have days where being negative is easy and being positive about things is really hard. However what I know now is that I will get through this, I am strong enough to handle this situation.

Life has given me so many lessons ones that I will never forget. Very important lessons, because without those lessons I would have never learned how to be positive.

If you find yourself being more negative than positive come up with just one thing that you like about yourself. Remember though what truly matters in life is if you can love yourself for who you are, No one else's opinion matters.


All it takes is ONE Positive thought that can completely change your outlook on a negative situation. Just ONE! Find that one and your GOLDEN!