Look, it’s working already! Our virus of good is spreading. Hop on over to Life’s Journey and check out Betmo’s good post on Our lovely Prez and good ol’ Lincoln! Good stuff, Betmo! Yay, you! Welcome to OtGF!
What’s good in Thorne’s World today? Well, what isn’t? Haha! Really, a positive outlook can change the way we view things, can’t it?
Check this out:
I still haven’t swept my floor. Remember that pic I shared with you of the dust kitties? They have turned into dust coyotes! How, is that good? Well, if I add a lil gratitude to the mix I come up with a whole lot of good.
1) I have a floor to sweep. It’s inside a home that provides reasonable shelter and comfort.
2) I have a broom to sweep it with (and a vacuum if I choose to haul it out).
3) My life is full of critter love- ie: the 4 dogs, 3 cats and 6 birds who make the messy floor.
4) I am physically able to sweep the floor. I can walk, hold things in my 2 good hands and move well enough to sweep the floor. These days, not being in a FMS flareup, I can even bend over to pick up the sweepings.
Those are all good things, right?
Check this out:
My mortgage is late.
1) Last month’s mortgage finally got paid, so I’m not 2 months behind, just a little late on this month.
2) I have a mortgage on a home that provided reasonable shelter and comfort. In other words, I’m not living in a cardboard box, pushing a shopping cart around. I’m also not living in a place someone else owns and paying monthly money that pays their bills instead of my own.
That’s good!
One more:
I’m too broke to buy seeds for my garden.
1) I have leftover seeds from years past. They might not all sprout, but since they are heirloom and organic seeds, as opposed to genetically modified seeds or hybrids, many of them probably will.
2) I have a neighbor who shares my love of good, organic gardening who is bringing me some tomato seeds, since he has more than he needs.
3) My seed shortage has inspired me to get serious about seeking and participating in a seed share or seed swap.
Again, all good! In Thornesworld today, the key word for GOOD is GRATITUDE. I’m turning things around. I’m taking a look at things that could be negatives from a different angle, a different perspective; and finding the good; the gratitude.
From a Different Perspective
That’s OtGF in Thornesworld for today!
Peace, Out!
So Shelly‘s idea for this positive posting meme is:
We are living in some pretty negative times, aren’t we? You can’t pick up a newspaper or turn on the television without hearing more bad news about the economy, the war, the stock market, the political candidates. I think that many of us are living in a state of fear (though I’m in the state of Texas).
Fear feeds upon itself. It’s like a contagious virus. I’m tired of adding to it. I want to start another kind of “virus.”
You see, I think that optimism can be contagious, too. If we consciously try to look at the good in the world around us, it will become easier to see.
Won’t you join us?? Help spread the good love for Only The Good Friday!
Leave the link to your good in comments and I’ll repost it here! Thanks for participating!
