Look for the good.

The amount of negativity out in the world is above and beyond and it is grating. It's just so easy to be negative. It's so easy to complain and be down. It's so easy to talk badly about others and how they wronged us in some way. It's not a big deal, though. It's just venting. It's just because things are stressful right now. It's just because (insert reason here). It takes effort to be that holly jolly positive person who is so full of crap because no one can be that happy so often - can they?

Hello, My name is Adrienne and I am recovering from a negative disposition. I've always considered myself to be the optimistic pessimist. Things suck, but hopefully they'll get better. I am a pro at carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders. I'm a sensitive person and I get hurt easily and that pain gets stored - it doesn't just go away unless I really work to let it go. My anger kicks in when someone tells me to be more positive when one bad thing after another happens over and over and over again. It's not just me, look at the state of affairs of the world. What good is still left out there?

Therein lies the answer - look for the good. It is out there and it is in every single situation, no matter how terrible it may seem. Our creative energy flows to wherever we have our attention. If we're focusing on the negative, guess what we'll attract more of? The Universal energies say - "well, you have a large part of your attention there and it's backed up by a lot of emotional charge, so you must wish to create more of the same." Like attracts like. Therefore, you're likely to experience one "bad" thing after another - if that's where your attention is. That's why it is imperative to find the good and place your focus there.

I've been gaining a better understanding of happy, positive people. It's a choice. How do we look at things? How do we choose to react? It can be tough to break the habit of negativity, but it is a pattern that needs to be broken if we want to feel good and live in a better world. It is not our job to carry the weight of the world. We are not meant to harbor our pain. We are meant to shine. We are meant to enjoy life. It's just a matter of finding the good and keeping our focus there. It means honoring the pain, learning from it and then finding a way to let it go.

As we head into 2016 - be more aware of your intentions, your attention and your energy. Do they line up? Is your attention on what you intend or is it somewhere else? What kind of energy are you allowing into your space? It's easy to be influenced by others via social interaction and the media. How much attention are you giving daily to negativity? If you have the news channel on all of the time, then you're welcoming negativity in as a primary guest in your life. Close that door. Find the positive, look for the good and place your attention there. Let those higher vibrations help lift you up. It's a much nicer and happier place to be.

Happy New Year! Love, Adrienne :)