don’t bring me down

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I have had this problem my whole life, honestly one of my best skills is my ability to be cheerful under the worst possible scenarios. I am afraid to admit it but I may have a love of adversity. And I definitely have an aversion for anyone pitying me in any way. And yet pity, and incredulity are what I am getting.

I wonder if having a positive attitude convinces people that your life is easy and then they need to knock you down a little. I hope this is not true. It seems backwards that the whiners get propped up and the people fighting for their life, everyone tries to take a run at. We live in a victim adoring society.

I have a big present out front- it is a dumpster. It carries all the old, worn out past. I have wanted to do this work for years and I am finally doing it and the world can’t wait to bring me down about it. While it is true it looks like Beirut around here , it is a sign of life, forward thinking, hope and a belief in myself.

All of this is hard enough to do, near impossible to pay for and weary to endure. So let me have the simple joy of it.

Don’t bring me down.

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7 thoughts on “don’t bring me down”

  1. Hi Nancy,
    Yes, I am a faithful follower of your blog and enjoy it very much even though I rarely comment. You are a breath of fresh air and I often reflect on your musings long after I’ve read them…..

    The dumpster out front is a sign of promise….enjoy it! I think we all get a little cynical and negative when it comes to renovations but, I know you’re gonna love it when it’s done! Bravo, you have worked hard for this and I personally cannot be more excited and happy for you!

    xoxoxo,
    Elizabeth

  2. You are the greatest. Why are people petty and negative? Doesn’t that take a lot more work than being happy for people and kind?

  3. First of all, let me just say that I love your blog. It’s incredibly insightful and so well written. I’m not a huge blog fan in general, but I really enjoy yours.

    Keep up your positive attitude. It’s funny – I was just thinking of a friend who was wallowing in self pity about his current life situation (divorced, second marriage in trouble, jobless and had been for months) when I got the email about this post. He posted “my life sucks” on Facebook and all of his friends were saying things like “oh, good luck” “big hugs” etc. I sent him an email, told him that he didn’t need a hug, he needed a plan and some focus and to NEVER think negative thoughts for a minute. I don’t know if I what I told him stuck, but within a couple of months got a great new job and things are turning around. It’s all about perspective, I think. I have watched a family suffer when their baby was dying of cancer, I held that baby in his last minutes of life and watched him die, and I because of this will never take anything for granted or have anything less than a positive outlook on my life.

    • Janine- thank you for your thoughtful comment and your attitude in life- it is contagious and I am sure you have worked wonders. I hope you will subscribe so I can visit you in your inbox-thanks for the support-n

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