How Do You Stay Positive?

My positive energy comes from Jesus and my baby girl. Whenever I feel depressed or negative, I think of what kind of impact that it'll have on her, and I'd change my demeanor right away. And I know that Jesus is watching my every step. He is my witnessed, so I shall do my best to enjoy life and stay positive. There will be those times that I will slip up, but He is a kind and caring God, and will light the way for me. And my daughter keeps me busy, so there isn't time to be pessimistic, even if I wanted to be.

Well, I can't honestly say I ever get jealous or envious, it's simply a waste of my time. I don't have much to get jealous of or be envious of. *shrug* But pessimistic? Oh you betcha! As for how I deal with it, I guess I don't. I've come to terms with the fact that it's part of who I am, and I'm happy with that. There's a bright side to always looking on the downside. When something good DOES happen, it's always a welcome surprise. And if something bad happens, well ... I was expecting it anyway so there's no surprise or disappointment. For me especially, it's hard to be optimistic when you see human stupidity day after day. I run an animal rescue, and after enough time seeing animals abused, neglected and abandoned, and hearing some of the stupid ridiculous reasons and excuses people give for abandoning their 'beloved pets', it's impossible to remain optimistic about the human race. While there may be good ones among it, in general, humans have been the most destructive and hurtful species the earth has homed yet. Our greed and self importance has ruined the very planet we depend on for survival, not to mention the destruction and suffering of the rest of it's inhabitants. I'm comforted by the fact that eventually human beings will die off, then maybe the earth and the animals in it, the ones we don't manage to kill off completely, can get back to some semblance of balance. See? Positive all the way down the line ... lol.