So I have been thinking about starting a blog for awhile, but i had no idea what to write about. I could write about scrapbooking, cooking or being a student but there are 500 million bajillion (thats a lot) of blogs about those things. Then I thought, why not write about something that makes me happy. Optimism!
If you know me, you know I am a glass half full kind of girl. Many years ago I decided that I was tired of being miserable about what life threw my way, it made me an angry anxious person. I made a conscious decision to try to always see "The Upside of Things" no matter how terrible the initial event may be. For instance, I have chronic back pain that sometimes makes me want to claw my eyes out. There should really be no upside in that, but I thought about it for awhile and I came up with: I would rather be happy that I can still walk, and have my wits about me than spend hours being angry and upset about being in pain.
It is an easy thing to do and I challenge anyone who reads my new blog to find their own upside of things. You will be surprised at how much it can improve your outlook on life and how you feel in general.
My first round of posts will mostly be about my upcoming back surgery. I hope that by writing about how I am feeling and what I am physically experiencing that it will help me physically and mentally. (Yes, there is an upside to back surgery too.)
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