I received this in an email today from Judi Moreo. I thought it was worth passing on.

“It seems that everywhere I’ve turned lately people are talking about the down economy, the high prices of gasoline, and how life is getting tougher and tougher. Just how is one supposed to stay positive when all around us seem to be negative?

No one ever promised us that life would be easy, so what we need to do is look at what we do have…what tools and skills we each have and how we can use them to get the best return. Being positive is the beginning of thinking and doing new things in new ways. Life should be a wonderful adventure…a puzzle to be solved. All progress is due to constructive “can do” thinking. Positive people believe that it is better to have tried and failed than never to have tried at all. Taking the easy way out – inaction and complaining – is not nearly so interesting as taking on a challenge or conquering a difficulty.

In order to stay positive when people around me are complaining, I remind myself of that line in the movie, Field of Dreams – “If you build it, they will come.” Whatever we decide to do, will happen …when we take action in that direction. The success we have will be a result of our planning and our enthusiasm for carrying out the plan. Successful people make their own futures. They keep their eyes on where they want to go, what they want to do, and who they want to do it with. Then they start taking steps in the right direction.

Remember, no bright new ideas, no exciting projects, and no great works come out of a negative, fault-finding mind. We may not be able to “change the world” but we certainly can change a small part of it – our part – by making a conscious effort daily not to buy into the “woe-is-me” mentality.

June is a wonderful month. Enjoy it! Say something positive to everyone you encounter and when people want to bend your ear with the “ain’t it awfuls”, simply respond by saying, “Thank you for sharing.”

Yamte,