why should you be optimistic when everything sucks
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Why is it hard to be optimistic?
There's nothing more infuriating than somebody telling you to cheer up when everything is just going wrong everything you you have done everything in your power to do something right and still Everything is deciding to be against you and it's funny because I find myself in a very similar situation right now And I'm not gonna I'm gonna keep it a buck. It's hard to be optimistic when things look bad. It's so hard and And I think that sometimes we conflate being, you know, optimistic with being just like blindly optimistic when really things are things are not good. They're not good. And we have to be honest with ourselves. But without fail, every time that I have looked at the positives, even in in the trenches, if you will.
I've been able to stomach the pain. I've been able to go through the things way easier. Was it still hard? Yes. But it was easier than if I bogged down the negatives. Because at a certain point, you just can't control anything anymore. You have done everything. You have given your order to the server and now you are waiting as they bring out somebody else's food and they walk by your table. And you're like, bruh. dang it i wanted my triple dipper chilies why did you have to serve them first when it comes to a positive mindset in life you need to ask yourself does it help you that's what you need to ask yourself this is the important thing because let's be so for real some people won't be positive they won't it's just not them at least they don't believe it's them
Some people will always be complaining about everything. Everything is a problem all the time. There's no fixing. I am the victim. Look at me. Look at me. Look at me. Yeah. And I mean, with that kind of person, there's only so much you can do. You can only point so many times and be like, you're the problem. At some point, you have to let it go.
How can we deal with negativity?
And I don't think that maybe optimism is for everybody. Anyone can use it. Everyone can be optimistic, but maybe you being optimistic, it just doesn't, it's not for you. You don't feel like it's helping you and that's okay. But all I ask is that you try it. Whether that be for an hour, a day, a year. what would it look like if you just took the positives and you weighed them as stronger and heavier than the negatives because oftentimes we give the negatives a lot of weight and let's be so for real right like if your family member is in the hospital and it's not looking too pretty what are the positives in that not many And maybe that's okay. Maybe the fact that, you know, their health is compromised and there's a good chance that you might have to say goodbye to them soon. Maybe it's just that time in your life. And it will affect everything else in your day. It's not like you can forget about it. Forget about it! No. It's not how this works. You'll feel sad. you'll feel hopeless.
You'll feel like an elephant is sitting on your chest and you don't know what to do. It's like, it's hard. Not to mention, I mean, now we are in a position where there's just a lot going on that is really concerning. It's concerning everyone. It's like no matter what it is, What is going on? Nobody knows what is going on, bro.
But the one thing we do know is that we can at least reflect and be honest with ourselves. And does being positive at this moment help us? Does it help you? For me, it does. It does. It genuinely does. Makes me remember why I am alive and why I am grateful to be where I am. Even though not everything is perfect. No. No, it's not. But I also know it never will be.
What roles do positivity and negativity play in our lives?
The way that I suffer now is how I'm going to suffer throughout life. Life is suffering. I'm sorry. You know? That's just what it is. Like, you will go through things. That is the beauty of it. Is that you experience turmoil in the same week that you experience immense joy. You can't have bliss all the time. It's not how it works. But you can choose... To shape your environment based on how you perceive it and what you see. Because if you are going to spend your entire life being negative and just looking at everything that is wrong, you will only see the wrong in this world. And there is a lot. There is a lot of it. There is a lot of bad things in this world. But there's also a lot of good.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why is it hard to be optimistic?
0:00–2:19
2
How can we deal with negativity?
2:19–5:07
3
What roles do positivity and negativity play in our lives?
5:07–7:35
4
How can reflecting on our experiences help?
7:35–9:56
5
What is the significance of setting personal goals?
9:56–11:43
6
Why is self-care important in challenging times?
11:43–25:21