I just can't do it

There is nothing worse than hearing someone say, "I just can't do it." My Pops would always question me with, "You can't? Or, you won't? There's a big difference." He was absolutely right; there were several instances when it was more of a "I don't want to do this," than, "I can't do this." It's amazing what you can do when you determine to set your mind to it.

There is one thing though that I have determined that I just cannot do. I cannot be around negative people for long. Being around negative people can zap the life out of you. It can steal your joy and your strength. It can cause you to start seeing things as negatively as they. You have to be careful being around negative people too much, you may become just as negative as they are - negativity is contagious!

Today's word is a quote to remind us about negativity. It says, "Negativity may knock at your door but that doesn't mean you have to let it in."

There are tons of things to be negative about if you just look around long enough. I mean, there are those out there that will find a problem for every solution. There are those that can find nothing good in anything and nothing but bad in everything. Don't get me wrong, sometimes life sucks. Things are going to go wrong; things are going to go against you; problems will arise. I, like most, can get into my pity party BUT I try not to dwell there.

There is too much good to continue to dwell in the bad. I have a wife that loves me more than I have ever deserved. I have kids that, right now, think I am pretty cool and love me. Yeah, bad days come. Yeah, some days just suck. Yeah, sometimes, it would be nice to see a few less challenges. Yet, why dwell in the negative and allow it to steal the good? Being around negative people all the time can be emotionally and spiritually detrimental. I just can do it.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T