Just Try and Stay Positive

That's right folks, positivity is my new years resolution. I see no reason why it wouldn't be a welcome addition to my life at this point in time. It's been a long time coming and I need to focus on what's positive about myself and about the world around him. My existential beliefs require it; otherwise, I'll flounder in the misery, heavy souled living and self-doubt that has served my people as a shibboleth for centuries. I now have a gadfly (Joe) to keep me thinking strongly and I'm running with what I have and taking on the world with it.

Nevertheless, that's what I'm about this year and so far it's been working out pretty well. Even despite a hard thing I shared with somebody close to me recently, I've managed to keep my chin up, and it's paid off. No matter what happens with that situation (and it was handled very well by the receiver of that thing), I know that it was the right thing to do and I'm happy for that. Trust in those you love and nothing fucking awful can come out of it. Maybe that's my positive maxim for the day.

We often think of positivity as some unstopable force. Yet, I've arrived at a much richer understanding of it as of late. I liken it to the attitude that the speaker in The Beatle's "Across the Universe" takes one when he sings "Nothing's gonna change my world/Nothing's gonna change my world." The first time it's sung, it sounds like they're ready to take on the world, while the second time, it sounds less convincing, as if he's waiting for a change that doesn't seem to be coming. Stomaching this wavering between what you can change and what you're waiting to change is what a real positive attitude does. Yes, people, life does serve up a shit sandwich, and I'm ready to eat it, nose pinched, and take what nourishment it provides while I look forward to a better meal.

Peace