I’ll admit I stole my subject line from a Maxwell House commercial but it is an adage that resonates with me. One of my goals for the year 2016 was to start every day with a positive attitude. It’s going to end as well as it began – successfully optimistic. Some days are more difficult than others to maintain that joyful outlook but, even under the stress that lurks in the dark corners, I still look for and embrace that light of optimism.
It’s really not difficult waking content and rising to meet the morning when the light streams through my curtain-free window and falls on the face of my dog. She is notably glad to see me come back into consciousness and her smile is the first breath of happiness I inhale each morning. The smell of Hazelnut Vanilla coffee brewing is a vital, but distant, second.
Attitudes are contagious and energy can be vicariously passed, similar to an unseen as a spirit moving through the shadows, and the vital force it leaves behind is just as palpable. It is constantly but invisibly lingering in the air and the mood that is portrayed is unconsciously absorbed by others. I know how much a person with a negative energy can affect me and I want to achieve the polar opposite.
Wouldn’t it be great to feel that optimism and zest for life is contagious and it is passed unwittingly to the people you interact with on a daily basis? They may not even realize the source of their uplifted spirit but their newly found smile has the potential to create a ripple effect.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. ~Winston Churchill
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Ugh…I can’t stand to be around negative people. They’re so draining. Great quote!
I agree….and thank you.
Attitude is indeed contagious. Surrounding ourselves with positive energy goes a long way in keeping us optimistic. It’s not always easy, of course, but worth it for our mental health.
Some days are always going to be better than others. 🙂
Beautiful image. Wonderful post.
Thank you.
I embrace any life philosophy gleaned from a coffee commercial. This one especially.
It is a good one! 😉
I am greeted by eager dogs and the sunrise. It always starts wonderfully…can’t say I manage to keep the attitude all the way through to beditme but I like the idea of finishing the day as I started it.
I sometimes lose sight of that optimism but once I am back at home with that loving face, everything falls back into its happy place.
You’re days are numbered. You’re days of feeling good are numbered even fewer. Why make yourself feel bad on purpose? Great post.
Tim
I want to be a part of people who are trying to spread positivity, the more the merrier, my mom used to say!
Yes! My mom used to say the same thing.
My favourite saying “I opened two gifts this morning – they were my eyes” How can we not start the day with optimism when we think of this xxxx
I love that saying….I’m going to remember that. 🙂 xxxx
Winning is an attitude, but attitude can be winning as well I suppose.
That makes sense.
I’ll try to do this as well 🙂