Vomiting Positivity

Lately, I've been avoiding listening to or watching the news. It seems that all sides and all forms of media thrive more and more on the negativity. A lot of it makes me sick. And for someone like me who tries to stay positive, it can be tough. What can I say? I'm an emotional dude.

But I can't just avoid bad news. I have to continue trying to make and share my own good news. This tactic has worked for me for years and I think that's something that we all could AND need to do more of.

No, sharing good news is not going to make the bad news go away. And I'm not trying to be clueless to the world around me. With media everywhere, that's not even possible. But over time, good news and the resulting positivity and happiness will eventually lead to less bad news.

Have you ever noticed how hard it is not to smile when someone smiles at you?

To me, it just makes sense that the more bad we put out there, the more bad will happen. But the more good that we put out in the world, the more good will happen. We all have a choice. And there are plenty of people out there screaming loud about negativity. We can be just as loud about positivity. So, if it ever seems like I'm ignoring reality, I'm not. I'm just choosing to escape wasting my time here by vomiting positivity. This is an updated social media post that I wrote in 2018. Still going...