It ain’t over ’til the fat lady sings. It’s easy to react and assume the sky is falling as soon as the first raindrop falls. We live in a society that loves a drama spiral. We are surrounded by social media posts of fear, complaining, and upset. With that being said, I will once again remind you that your thoughts create your life. If one thing goes wrong or looks like it could get worse, you have to hold on to your optimism. I’m not saying you should be a Pollyanna and say that everything is great. Crap happens. You don’t have to be happy all the time, but you can always be optimistic about the future.
I’ve been facing so many upcoming changes and unknowns in my life over the last year. Even as things seemed to be headed towards a less than an ideal option, I didn’t lose faith that something better might happen, and in many cases it has! Recently my daughter was told that her college ran out of dorm rooms and she would either be assigned an apartment or be forced to take a bunk bed put up in a study room or lobby. Clearly, there was a lot of concern surrounding those options since she will be a Freshman. We held out the optimism that she would get the best option, and she got the brand new luxury apartments which she is thrilled about!
Last fall I had a company tell me to expect an offer letter, when it didn’t come they let me know they decided not to fill the position. I felt gutted at the time as a friend ended up getting a job with this company. Turns out the company was a nightmare and my friend ended up leaving within a few months, so I was thankful that I didn’t end up there because I might have missed out on applying for other jobs. I haven’t landed the perfect one yet, but I’m holding on to the optimism that the right one will be here soon! So I wasn’t a pollyanna and happy at the time of not getting the position, but I could hold on to hope that something better is coming.
There are some other examples of where a situation was going one way and turned into a better situation in the end. So as I looked back recently I realized that my unending optimism for the future has helped sway things in a better direction. So even if your today isn’t awesome, it doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t believe that tomorrow can be better. The only thing you can change is the present, and the easiest thing to change is your thoughts and beliefs. It works; I promise.
Here’s to better tomorrows for all of us!
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