There is a bright side to everything

“It’s snowing still,” said Eeyore gloomily. “And freezing.” “However,” he said, brightening up a little, “we haven’t had an earthquake lately.”

            There is always going to be a negative and positive side of every situation. It is our job to look on the bright, positive side to make us happy. When your mind thinks negatively it messes with you and gets in the way of life. Everything has a bright side so remember that even in the darkest moments there are always the stars to make it bright.

Eeyore’s example of snow and the cold is very negative. Not everyone loves the cold and many would rather not be out in the snow. In the winter when the sun rises at 6:30am and sets at 5:00pm there is minimal daylight, which puts people in a more negative mood due to light deprivation.  When we think about the winter in a negative way then we will always perceive it that way. But when we see the positive things about winter then it makes it less of a negative situation and more tolerable in our minds. When I try to think of the positives of winter I think about hot chocolate after being outside and how I can feel the warm liquid go down my throat. I think of Christmas; how it means spending time down in Missouri with both sides of my family playing games and eating tasty holiday foods. I also think this time of year about how we end and start a new year and how this can mean new resolutions. When I think about these positives it makes the negatives like the cold go away. 

Involving yourself in different activities might help keep you awake in the winter. Activities like sledding, going to ice hockey games or going bowling are three ways that I keep positive in the winter. Whenever something is negative you could always find different activities to make a negative situation seem more positive.

            Remember we need the winter snow to have the spring flowers. So whenever something is making you have a negative thought remember there is always a positive side to everything. It might take time to find one but the search for that bright star in the darkness will pay off because positivity is the brightest star in the sky.