I recently listened to the last few episodes of the Good Place Podcast, and they end each episode by asking "what's good?", which got me thinking about how we view life. So often I will ask people how they're doing, and their response will be something about being fine, surviving, or making it. These are what my responses usually sound like, too. People have such a tendency to focus on the negativity around them and let it fester. I myself have depression, and it makes it difficult to slog through some days because all I can see are the bad things in the world. But one of my favorite YouTubers is Jules on the WhatCulture channel, not because the content in his videos is any different from that of the rest of the channel, but because every video he narrates ends with him encouraging the viewer in some way, whether it be to remember that they're amazing, or that it's better to build bridges than burn them, or any number of other things he's said in order to just be a positive force. I think that is one of the hardest and most important decisions to make each morning--whether to be a negative force or a positive force that day.
I don't think this post needs to be very long, because I really don't have much more to say, but I felt like it was necessary to take the time to remind you that while it may often seem easier to focus on the bad, the feeling that comes from focusing on the good is so worth the effort. So whatever may happen, whatever stress you have, whatever problems arise, let me encourage you to take the time each and every day to stop, reflect, and ask yourself:
What's Good Today?
No comments:
Post a Comment