Positivity & Rainbows

Being an optimist is not about ignoring problems, sugarcoating things that happen or sticking your head in the sand when you're faced with challenges. It's not about stifling your emotions or putting on a happy face when times are tough. Being an optimist is a conscious choice to acknowledge that even when things are bad, we should accept them and move forward with a hopeful outlook rather than plummeting into a downward spiral. For a lot of us, this requires a mindset shift. It's not always easy (in fact some times it's darn right impossible!) but the more your practice it, the more you apply it to your life, the more natural it becomes. The most important thing to understand is that you are in control of how you react to every single thing that has or will happen to you. Bad things happen to all of us but you get to choose your perspective. You get to choose to feel that the world is out to get you or that things will eventually be OK. You get to choose that although things may be painful, you are resilient and able to get through it. There is so much happening around us that we can not control. Choosing optimism is not always easy, but once you're able to master it it will truly change your life.