Even though I am not a regular church-goer, I try to give something up for Lent every year. Well, we're a week in and I've not thought of a thing. I considered giving up alcohol, meat, sugar... things like that. I considered donating $40 to a charity on Easter, which I think I'll still do.
Today I decided that, as schmaltzy and maybe lame as this is, I'm going to try to give up negativity.
Keep in mind, sometimes I REALLY enjoy negativity. I don't like being around heavily negative people, but I think it has its time and place. I can bitch with the best of 'em. I've become more optimistic and mellow over the years, but I totally enjoy a good gossip-fest or venting session. Sometimes I go off on something or someone and I get the response, "THERE'S the Jackie we know and love!" For reals.
And I'm pretty hilarious when I'm bitching, by the way. You might not be able to tell from this blog, but I can be funny. And mean. And when the two are combined, it's like magic.
Macoosh knows this because she's usually present. And contributing.
So because I've been having a tough few weeks, and because I've been getting down and discouraged, and because I have found that old funny/mean streak coming out a lot lately...
I'm going to try to post something positive at least a few times a week. And hopefully, once Easter has passed and I'm allowing myself to despair once again, I'll be able to come here and remember those weeks that I forced myself to look on the bright side. I promise it won't be TOO boring. And it won't turn me into one of those shiny-happy-people-holding-hands types, because that's just not in my genes (which you realize if you have met my parents.)
I'm going to spend this Lenten season recounting the good, sharing the happy, feeling the love.
Starting tomorrow.
Namaste, bitches.
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5 comments:
oh oh! i know something positive!!! I'M in your life! weeee.
i think this is an excellent idea. but for the record, "negative" is not a word i would use to describe you. if anything, i'd describe you as "completely right."
but we do have bitchfests... so i think this is good.
Y'know, I've had other people say that too. I don't project much negativity. But I feel it too often. I am just not one to make it obvious.
Thanks, I think everyone should describe me as "completely right", especially Hubs since sometimes he thinks I'm wrong. Silly boy.
yea, he is silly.
whenever i know i'm prolly wrong about something i'm feeling, i go to you and you just WHAM set me on the right path.
so, yes, i think you're completely right.
...at least about everything in my life anyway.
You can't do it. It'll never work. The world is ugly.
Just playin'. It's a great goal. I often think I am too negative, which I wouldn't have said about myself before. I guess it's just in the last couple of years.
I should follow your example! It's a great one.
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