Once upon a time, in a far away “Happy Land” lived people who have gotten away from the make believe land called “Negative Land” where all the evil thoughts and those who produce them lived in. Somewhere in between, there were those who stayed in “Reality Land” which were the wisest of them all. Those who still believed that they could be happy but experienced and wise enough to know that things could sometimes go wrong.
I’m sure most of you think that positivity is just another myth that those who seem a part of a cult believe in. Those are just people who are being stupidly optimists. Real optimists are aware that sometimes things could go wrong, but try as much as they can to make the best out of it. In a world we live in, people tend to believe that happily ever-afters are real & prince charming exists. Instead of believing that and ending up crushed, you can be wise enough to know that there is nothing called “forever” and prince charming at the end of the day is also human and is capable of making mistakes.
Pessimists could go on for hours saying how they feel and counting endless emotions that are the reason behind their anger; yet they are very greedy in showing one of the most meaningful emotions which is “being grateful”.
It is never too late to be an optimist and to introduce that aspect to your life. This of course doesn’t happen overnight, you should be able to believe in yourself and the people around you. You should be able to have the power to be courageous, challenge yourself, and to commit to whatever outcome you get after the challenge.
Steps to a wise-optimistic mind:
1- Mentally, draw a bubble
2- Draw a small eye-peek hole for reality to shine in every once in a while
3- Put you, and everyone you love in it
4- Make sure the bubble is anti-burst
5- Keep in mind that you have the power, and you can always let someone out of there without popping your bubble.
6- Turn the curve on your face straight and smile
*Warning: make sure that the people from Negative Land are on the loose and will find a thousand ways to burst your bubble. Too bad they’ll be left disappointed as you already have connections with Reality Land!
From the land of Happy&BitsOfReality,
Sara AlMadani
*note: this piece has been published in the Escapade magazine volume 3 issue 2.