Be the positivity you want to see in the world.Choose friends who you are proud to know, people you admire, who love and respect you, people who make your day a little brighter simply by being in it. Surround yourself with people who reflect the person you want to be. Relationships should help you, not hurt you. Does who you are and who you want to be reflect in the company you keep? Start spending time with nice people who are smart, driven and likeminded. If you are around cynical and negative people all the time, you will become cynical and negative. In other words, who you spend your time with has a great impact on the person you eventually become. You are the average of the people you spend the most time with. Remember, what others say and do, and the opinions they have, are based entirely on their own self-reflection. Even when a situation seems personal – even if someone insults you directly – it oftentimes has nothing to do with you. What they say and do is a projection of their own reality – their own attitude. Most negative people behave negatively not just to you, but to everyone they interact with. Don’t take other people’s negativity personally.Here are 10 ways to defend yourself against negativity: And when the mind is cluttered with negativity, happiness is much harder to come by. ![]() Negativity perpetuates itself, breeds dissatisfaction and clutters the mind. It can be emotionally draining just being around them, and you must be careful because their attitudes are contagious. They inhabit our families and social circles. Have you ever met Debbie Downer, Negative Nancy or Pessimistic Patty? These people can be so entrenched in the bad things that there isn’t any room for good things to grow. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative. So instead of keeping away from those negative people, I find that sometimes we must gravitate towards them because happiness can be so infectious.There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. Those are the people who get me on that barbell, motivate me in the WOD, and believe I am strong enough……Īnd those are the ones that push me on the race course and through that finish line. That’s only because I enjoy being with positive people and those who only want the best for me as I do for them. ![]() I get slack for always being at the crossfit gym or always doing tri stuff. You can argue in circles all you want to try and be right, or you can suck it up, avoid the drama and just be happy.īut also being the positive person in someone’s day or life, you might be that dose of what they need. My father in law once said “you can be right, or you can be happy” when it comes to marriage. Sure, they may try and make the situation worse with the woe is me, but saying things like “look at the bright side” and trying to do something that will make them laugh or smile is so much better than carrying on a conversation or argument of complaining and headache. So instead of avoiding people who are so negative, I try to be the positive aspect of their day. That’s no fun! I mean it’s one thing to hear someone out who is having a bad day but some people just NEVER have a good day. ![]() And if they did, they would only focus on the things that were wrong. It’s like they’ve never had anything good happen. I have recently learned that I cannot be upset with these types of people anymore. ![]() The one’s who never have any good news, always complain and just all around tend to ruin your day. Oh, the negative people! Yep, we all have them in our lives.
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