When do you know the people around you speak words they don\u2019t really understand? Meaning that they are giving lip service, but their actions do not represent their words. It\u2019s at that moment you realize it: they are prejudice, they are hypocritical and they don\u2019t like to see others prosper. I knew I didn\u2019t want to be or do the same. But of course, some has rubbed off and I had become similar.<\/p>\n
Now approaching 50, the meaning of the word \u201cpositive\u201d has never rung more clearly in my ears. It\u2019s contagious. You can\u2019t help but be positive and happy around those that are pleasant and smiling with an \u201cI got this\u201d attitude. I never blamed the people around me for who I\u2019ve become because I\u2019m not a bad person. I turned out great. You always have to think of yourself as amazing or who else will. Know that to change and become a better you does not require anything more than your great attitude. Your parents played that gene roll but as far as happiness goes, it\u2019s really about you, what you do, who you hang with and your dreams. Everyone\u2019s got dreams. You may not be able to document them just yet, but you will. It\u2019s easier to dream big when you\u2019re young because that \u201cwhat if I fail?\u201c feeling doesn\u2019t come creeping in until you\u2019ve grown. When you\u2019re young, it\u2019s \u201cwho cares, I\u2019ll try again\u201d. We lose that somewhere along the way. It\u2019s too bad really because we all know that without failure we would never know true success. I\u2019m dreaming big and not going to worry about what the naysayers think. Something I can tell you for sure is that it\u2019s all about who you surround yourself with. Recently, I was in a group of motivated, positive and inspired people and let me tell you being around overachievers is contagious. You become one. Poof!<\/p>\n
Recently, I was in a group of motivated, positive and inspired people and let me tell you being around overachievers is contagious. You become one. \u2014 Shelley Butler<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I took a long look at myself in the mirror. I mean a really close look, and it was daunting for me. I\u2019d become big and lazy and knew it. That long look gave me the motivation to take action and start changing my activity level. I did it. I started slowly then took accountable actions to my daily ritual. I posted online with my friends who encouraged and inspired me to continue on this wonderful journey. I worked out early in the morning, ate a nutritional breakfast instead of having a quick coffee. That was just the beginning of my healthy habits that continue to form and grow into energy and happiness. You see, it\u2019s not about where I started, it\u2019s about where I\u2019m going and how I get there. Being positive and happy is within you, my friends. Find that inspiration and let it be contagious.<\/p>\n
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