I have been reading some old journal entries. I noticed many were about putting myself down ("I feel I am worthless") followed by attempts to uplift myself ("You are worth something, look on the brighter side ...") I think, over the years, I am getting better at being positive. Positive moves me forward, negative turns me backward. Positive brightens may outlook, negative dims my outlook. Positive help and improves my family, negative destroys my family.
I would like to pass this caution to my sons: Do not waste your time by being negative about yourselves or the situations you are in. It will not help you, it will hinder you; it will not build, it will destroy. Through negativity you not only risk yourselves, but you put your families at risk .
Being truthful and seeing life as it is good but being negative is not good. There are always two or more answers to a question; there are always several descriptions for a situation. Travel toward the more positive answer and the brighter situation. There is always a choice. You must look.
