That’s more positive than negative.Photo by Brian Kelly on Unsplash

We are living in a bizarre, uncertain, distressing world right now. Tons of progress made toward a more equal, diverse, inclusive, amazing world are being shredded by scared, greedy, uncertain, thoughtless people on many levels.

It’s hard to find positivity in much of anything regarding the world at large. It’s hard to accept anything in your personal life that’s good without feeling guilty or selfish. Yet, truth be told, there’s almost nothing you can do for those big picture issues.

It’s not that there’s nothing you can do. But almost all of it, unless somehow you’re directly in the thick of it, is majorly limited. You can vote, protest, boycott those supporting the awfulness, try to show those unable to see the harm they’re doing will harm them, too, and obsess over it all. That’s about it.

There is also one more thing you can do. It’s the easiest but also feels the most disingenuous and potentially selfish. Live your life. Do what you can for your life to live the best life you can. Do all the things you desire to do that do no harm to the planet, the beings inhabiting it, or the people around you.

Because nothing lasts forever.

This, too, shall pass

There is only one constant in the universe. Change. Change is the one and only thing you can absolutely count on.

Sometimes it’s slow, subtle, and done with little notice. Other times, it’s swift, sudden, and constructive or devastating. Fast or slow, microscopic or ginormous, change always occurs. No matter how hard you would like things not to change, they can, will, and do. Sometimes you have control, other times you don’t.

Frequently, change is neither good nor bad. But the impact of it and what comes next, colored by humans and their acceptance or rejection of it, will create the course the collective consciousness finds itself upon.

Many of those cheering for the unfathomably destructive administration are reacting to change they believe left them behind, negatively impacted their lives, and colored their world (or, more often than not, whitewashed it). They feel emboldened to follow the examples of unkind, uncompassionate, uncaring leaders.

It’s infuriating, distressing, depressing, and scary. And when one of the main dominant parties refuses to hold dialogue and the other sometimes eats its own, we wind up in uncertain, freaky times.

But nothing lasts forever. Because change is constant, this, too, shall pass.

Nothing lasts forever, and that’s hugely positive

No matter what it is, good, bad, or indifferent, nothing at all lasts forever.

Even the most staid and steady constants can, will, and do change. The sun will one day burn out all its energy. Every human being is born, lives, and dies. The day gives way to night, and the night gives way to day. Nothing lasts forever.

Every single person in the world has good days, bad days, amazing days, horrific days, and everything in between. Yet, realistically, every day is a mix of good, bad, amazing, horrific, and more. A day that starts amazing can turn horrific, while a day that starts horrific can turn amazing. That’s because nothing lasts forever. This truth means that even the worst things you can imagine can, do, and will change.

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So long as you’re alive, you will experience ups and downs, sorrow and joy, scary and nonthreatening, and much more. When the meaning of life is TO LIVE – which it is – that means experiencing things.

Every emotion, every employment of your senses, every person you meet, all the things you learn, tangible and intangible, make up your life experience. That is why the meaning of life is to live, to revel in the experiences, to not just coast through your time, but soak it in and make choices and decisions for how to experience it.

Nothing lasts forever, so any awfulness you see will change. Change is inevitable.

Employ mindfulness to face this

Your superpower is mindfulness. Mindfulness is active, conscious awareness. While it includes external senses, it is rooted in your thoughts, feelings, intentions, positivity or negativity of approach, and actions. You have the power to make choices and decisions to drive/direct your life experience.

Maybe things have happened that were not what you desired. But in the end, who, what, where, how, and why you are is yours to choose. Because nothing lasts forever, all choices made can be made anew.

Note: Not undone, redone, or dismissed. Past choices can’t be changed; new choices can be made by you.

So long as you’re alive, you can employ mindfulness to make new choices and decisions frequently. That opens you to take control of yourself, and with that control, you work with change, alter change, guide change, and be the most genuine you that you can be.

That’s empowering. That’s why no matter how uncertain it all seems, no matter how seemingly out of control and scary and distressing the world appears, it’s good that nothing lasts forever. What can you do for yourself to make positive changes in your life?

Appreciating that nothing lasts forever is a positive isn’t hard

It’s all about practicing active conscious awareness of your thoughts, feelings, intentions, and the positivity or negativity of your approach to direct your actions.

When you recognize and acknowledge that change is the only constant in the universe and that nothing lasts forever, you can shift your mindfulness to your life experience. Knowing that you ultimately choose and decide who, what, where, how, and why you are, you can use active conscious awareness – mindfulness – to experience life fully, here and now, and push through the madness.

This empowers you, and your empowerment can empower others around you.

Consciously choosing your approach to life towards positivity or negativity — from the vast cylinder that exists between them — shifts life in a way that opens greater dialogue. From that dialogue, you can recognize, explore, and share where you are between the extremes and how that impacts you here and now.

Choosing thoughts, feelings, actions, and intentions for yourself opens the way for a positive approach and attitude via your actions. This can lead to realizing amazing potential and possibilities for your life.

The better aware you are of yourself, here and now, the better you can choose and decide what, how, and why your life experiences will be. When you empower yourself, it can spread to those around you and empower them as well. That is an amazing conduit to help reason to overcome fear in the collective consciousness.

Thank you for coming along on this journey.

This is the six-hundred-seventh (607) entry of my Positivity series. I hope that these weekly messages might help spread positive energies for everyone. Feel free to share, reblog, and spread the positivity.

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