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Originally Posted by Confusedinomicon
YAY! 
I think it's important we try to keep a positive board up on the first page. I think it will help remind people that good things do happen even if it's in small doses and it may reduce some board negativity. I saw that someone made a board about attitudes on the BP board. I think the problem is its SO much easier to focus on the negative and to forget that there /are/ positives even if they aren't huge. It's important that we cater to the problems as a community, but it's even more important that we're able to support and encourage. It's hard to do that if you don't see enough positive threads floating around. It also makes it easier to read posts as being inherently aggressive. I probably spend too much time on PC...haha. I just want to give back to the community though. |
to respond to your initial positive activities question..
i work out (which gives me all the good endorphins in my head)
i try to work out regularly, but i don't force myself to on the days that i really just don't feel like it...
i grow houseplants (including orchids & african violets) - brings me such joy to see the new growth & especially now while two of my orchids have totally burst into full bloom...
i spend time with my pets... one of my dogs is the type that if you sit still long enough, he will literally lick your face off... i know that's not for everyone, but when i'm really blue, his ridiculous exuberance is a mood lifter
i am getting ready to start volunteering at the animal shelter nearby... to help socialize animals to help them be more adoptable in the long run.. also hope to meet new people and expand my "in real life" support network...
i try to keep up with my friends on facebook & laugh fully and loudly at whatever strikes me funny... i also collect images that make me smile that i can come back to when i need a pick-me-up... sometimes just busting out laughing is an amazing cure-all
i also work part-time, which i know for a lot of people is a drag, but it gets me out of the house & i get paid to basically talk to people and make them smile, help them out all day long... it's awesome
getting paid to be nice rocks!!
i have such horrible allergies that it's rare i can just go for a walk on a beautiful day.. so i envy you guys there... but what i can do, and do indulge myself on occasion, is go for a drive and turn the music up & sing and just ... let everything else not matter for a little while
i agree with you that the importance of keeping a spotlight on positivity & what a great impact it can have on your overall quality of life should be a prime subject on this board...
i've always been someone who's easily entertained, enjoying even the smallest things in life... i think you hit the nail on the head in your post that
we need to celebrate the positive parts of life, no matter how small