Why I Started this Blog, Post #1

                You get back home from a day out. There were many people and lots of different interactions you had with those people: some good, some bad, and lots of neutral. You call up your best friend or talk to whoever is home. What do you tell them about your day? Often people fall into the habit of talking about that one guy in line that was being ridiculous, and the lady who doesn’t know how to “parent”, and that person that cut them off in traffic. Negative news always seems to be on our minds. That is why I decided to write about positive people watching.

                Positive people watching is all about watching for the good things people do instead of the bad. We all have bad days or for some reason can’t seem to handle a discussion correctly. I want to challenge my thinking and everyone else’s to start seeing the good things more and bring attention to how much negativity we spread. Our outlook on the world can change dramatically by making intentional choices to be better. I do not believe that people simply are who they are. We make ourselves. We can make ourselves into who we want to be and not who is easy to be. It is easy to fall back into old habits. It is easy to be negative. It is easy to quit. Focusing and changing one part of yourself at a time leads to the creation of a new you.

For me I will start with recreating my view of the world. I don’t want to always expect the worst of people, or have my mind filled by constant nagging negative thoughts that leave me with a feeling of isolation. There are so many people in this world, each with their own troubles and joys. To judge them with one look is like looking outside and assuming it’s always raining. People are beautifully complicated. That is what makes positive people watching so amazing. You are purposely watching for the full person and not only their gloomy clouds. People as a whole are good. I intentionally chose to believe this. Call me optimistic but I would rather be optimistic and be proven wrong then to be pessimistic and be proven right.

I hope you all will enjoy hearing positive people watching experiences for the upcoming weeks. You may even start to see it more in your own life. I sincerely wish everyone a lovely day.