It’s so easy to get caught up in the negative things in your life. It’s effortless to let yourself get bogged down in the things that you don’t like about your life or things that you see in the media.
The media and the people surrounding you have an enormous impact on the way you live your life and the way you feel about your body. Everything is just thrown at you and you are left to process it for yourself.
Sometimes, it can feel like you’re drowning in the gloom, and you’ll never be able to find your way out.
But just one ounce of positivity can change ?everything.
An ounce of positivity can help anyone change their perspective and feel hopeful.
So the challenge: each day, find something positive in your life and learn to appreciate it and incorporate that positivity into the way you perceive yourself.
I challenge everyone to fill their life with positivity, because if you fill your life with positivity, there is no room for negativity.
Challenge your friends to be positive. Share the positivity and spread it around. Positivity is not something to be ?selfish with.
Being positive is like a small chain reaction — once you start the action, everyone around you perceives a difference and alters their behavior to match yours.
Give your friends, family and even random ?strangers compliments when you think they need it, or even when they don’t.
Let others know why they are important to you and reach out to them and let them know that they are enough just as they are.
I think we all get caught up in our bad days or the bad things that are around us, whatever that may be, and we forget to be grateful for all the wonderful people in our lives or the amazing things we ourselves can do.
I pose this positivity challenge to you as readers and members of the community because I was just reminded I often forget to look for the good in my life.
I was so taken aback when I came to that realization that I immediately wanted to go shout to the high heavens everything that I appreciate and love about myself, my life, my family and everything that matters to me.
I want to give back to those who have made my life what it is and give them something to be happy about, and that starts with something as simple as a smile or a thank you.
Use this challenge to be the positive change you wish to see in the world and you never know what might happen.
johnstra@indiana.edu
