Turning a negative into a positive
After a long hiatus from writing on this blog, I went back and read through a lot of the posts I wrote. A part of me was worried that because I was disconnected from writing here, I may have disconnected from the many positive messages I used to leave here. In case you're concerned, I haven't changed. But I did reflect upon the posts I made here, and I made an interesting realisation:
This entire blog was only possible by making the most of what would have otherwise been a negative experience.
I am normally a positive-minded person. Not many things will personally upset me, and I am always described by terms such as "easy going" and "happy-go-lucky" in an attempt to capture my general enthusiasm and optimism. But around the time I started writing these posts, I began talking with a friend of mine who was starting to doubt themself.
Through consoling my friend, I was exposed to many of the issues that negative-minded people face. I began to notice some mental barriers that I didn't realise existed within my own mind, and overall I began to explore more deeply the roots of how my own mind worked. In the process, I grew, and also decided to reported my learnings here.
Suitably, what made this blog possible was that I practised the underlying theme of this blog - by deciding to turn an ordeal into a positive learning experience, as well as an archive for others.
Also, there's a happy ending too - my friend has a much stronger mind now, and for this, has a great future ahead of them.
Thank you for listening to my story - and while I have ceased the frequency of posts here because I am no longer actively dealing with the issue of a negative mind, hopefully this is not the end of my blogging here either.
