Are Your Eyes Wide Open?
By terilee79720
@terilee79720 (3621)
United States
July 22, 2008 8:44am CST
Are your eyes open to the good things in your life - or - are you always looking at the bad things in your life?
I realize sometimes we can't help but see the things in our lives as all wrong. Sometimes it feels like everything we do, everything we say and everything that happens to us is bad. When times like these occur in our lives is when we should try our best to purposely find the good things in our lives and think about them, instead of giving in to the constant barrage of negativity that seems to surround us.
So, today, are your eyes open to the negative side of life, or can you see the positive side of life?
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4 responses
@34momma (13882)
• United States
22 Jul 08
I keep my eyes open all the time. once you close them then everything around you is then shaded in darkness, where negativity breeds. I keep my eyes open to the light of love and peace. of course we all slip up and trip into the darkness once in a while. but knowing that you are in the darkness is how you find your way back to the light of love and God. just being aware of each moment helps you to keep your eyes open. God beauty is everywhere, and you can only take it in with eyes wide open
@terilee79720 (3621)
• United States
22 Jul 08
Dang momma......I'm so proud of you! You say it like it is. I hope other people can see 'the light' from your positive outlook. How awesome!
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@terilee79720 (3621)
• United States
22 Jul 08
I know! (I say it louder)....lol
It's been my way of life for so long, I don't think I know any better....lol
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
22 Jul 08
my eyes are open & i know how blessed i am to be here after all the health problems i have had.
@marlena18042 (636)
• United States
22 Jul 08
This is a very good question. My eyes are very wide open again today as many other days.I try to remain this way .Yes, sometimes it seems like everything in my life is going wrong but then if I actually think about it,thats not true!what about all the things that we take for granted?Its funny b/c I am an optimist and I think my husband just might lean more to the pessimistic side.What a pair.but I think we benefit each other b/c when he complains I tell him about everything that he has going for him that is good and I help him as well as reminding myself.I always try to keep in mind that no matter how bad things can get,I am still alive,have my health and my children are safe and well,the most important things to me are okay...and thats what matters!
@terilee79720 (3621)
• United States
22 Jul 08
Way to go Marlena. While sometimes it might be hard, if we try, it gets easier each day. I hope you keep helping his see the positive side.
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
22 Jul 08
Hi my friend! You always seem to be on the positive side
of life! I do so try to be. It's very difficult for me.
I have always been a negative person so I have to work
at it. I have recently changed my life so the "new me"
does look at things in a more positive light. I try to
keep negative energy away from me. So I can say today
my eyes are wide open and I am seeing things in a positive
light at least for this very moment. I am trying to not
let in the negative energy. When I see or feel it coming
I try to push it away. It is at least now a concious thing
for me to not let it take over. I still have a lot of work
to do in this area, but at least I aw aware.
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@terilee79720 (3621)
• United States
22 Jul 08
Hi Opal. I try to always be on the positive side of life. There is so much negativity in this world that I do whatever I can to be upbeat and encouraging to everyone. My favorite saying is -
"I shall pass through this life but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now....Let me not defer or neglect it. for, I shall not pass this way again."
Since I believe negativity to be an evil force, and naturally, positivity to be a good force, I had rather cover myself with as much positive energy as I can find. When you do it for such a long time, it (the positive force) becomes a natural habit that we just live with on a daily basis. It used to make my husband crazy that I was always so upbeat and positive - until he realized the benefits of it. Now, he's as upbeat and positive as I am - and he much prefers it to being naturally negative all the time. He was always a negative person too and could never see the good in any situation, but now, after all these years, he's much happier and expresses himself in a more positive light. If HE can change, we all can change. LOL.
Stay positive my dear. Don't let the negative get a hold of you.
