I'm liking positive, optimistic people lately. I find myself being more drawn to them and avoiding or spending less time with negative, debbie downer types.

Whenever I get exposed to negative people...you know, the ones who seem to complain or find fault in just about everything....It sucks the life out of you. It's no fun to hear how this is pissing them off, or that's bothering them all the time. Don't get me wrong, we all gripe. But the glass is not always half full.

Positive/encouraging people are just more fun to be around. For example, we were running intervals last tuesday and after a particular grueling set, one of the guys smiles and says 'good job'. No big deal, but it did make me feel a little better (especially as I was gasping for breath).

The opposite happened at a dinner party on saturday night with a bunch of friends from work. It turned into a giant complaint fest and I probably walked out of there more drained then when I arrived. That's not what dinner & drinks with friends was supposed to be.

But instead of just hanging around with positive people and get the benefit, I realized that I had a resposibility to be positive too. That other people might be drawn to the same things I'm being drawn to.

So in honour of lent, I'm going to try being less bitchy and try to be a more optimistic/positive person. You know, try to smile more . I'll also try to avoid negativity (or at least not acknowledge/encourage it).

Take Care®,

Vic