Seeing the Positives

Over the past few days, I have found myself being easily discouraged and put into a negative attitude. Little minuet things can radically shift my mood. It is silly that I let such trivial events affect my this way. For every negative event that occurs there is at least 3 positive ones but I never focus on those.

For example, yesterday I was running late for work. I hit almost every green light on the way to work so I got there in time. I got to work frazzled in not in the best spirits. Why should I have focused on running late instead of the gift of not having to wait at a light? 

Why do I do this? 

I am blessed with so many gifts in my life, yet there are days when I can only see the things I wasn't blessed with. 

This is my pledge to myself to start improving my outlook. I will actively seek to see the positives in a situation rather than the negatives and appreciate the little things.

For example, "to give birth" in Spanish is "dar un luz". This literally translates to "to give light", This is beautifully poetic.