Positivity. Have You Had Your Plus Sign Today?

The title is borrowed from a Prince song from the 80s.  The song is on the Lovesexy album if you care you listen. 

Lately the need to find positivity in my life has crept back up. This made me think about my blog that I have abandoned all summer.  I never forgot about it but I totally slacked on my posts - this doesn't mean I forgot to think about the things that happened each day.  I thought about it every day. Now, I'm making the conscious effort to get back to it.  It really has made a positive impact on my perspectives.

So, with that said, here we go (again)!

1. Business has certainly been great in my online shop.  I get at least one sale a week without even trying.  That's awesome.  I even got a sale tonight!
2. Today was my last class as the seminar instructor for a program we have on campus for incoming freshmen.  It was a great opportunity and I feel as though I have grown from the experience. I also hope that they have grown as well. 
3. I ran today on the treadmill.  I do it three times a week.  Today was the longest I've run in a while and I love that I was able to do it without stopping.  5 minutes running, 2 minutes walking. 4 minutes running, 2 minutes walking.  Repeat.
4. An old friend of mine that I've known since elementary school said I made her day.  I love it when I can make people smile, laugh, and feel good about themselves and who they are.  I feel like that's one of my callings. Honestly I do.  A student even said that I'm a good listener today.
5. Speaking of that student, she surprised me with an extra ticket to go to the Obama rally tomorrow.  That was REALLY nice of her.  I'm excited to go. This will be the closest I'll ever get to seeing any president. Thanks, Caitlyn! :0)

What Do You Love About Today?

I'm just curious - What do you love about today?  I list things every day.  Some days are harder to list things while others are a piece of cake. No matter the case, I always list 5 things by the end of the day.  It keeps me in a good state of mind. 

I keep myself from listing the following:

• Anything related to living to see another day
• Anything about God/religion
• Having a job
• Having food on the table

The reason I leave those off is because when listing 5 things each day, on the slowest days I could easily fall back on these. Besides that, those are things to be grateful for.  I mean, if you were worried about losing your job and you were told there was no need to worry - then YES!  LOVE THAT! If you were visiting the doctor for a diagnosis and you were prepared for the worst and it's not the worst - I would LOVE hearing that news.

I like to list things during the day that make me smile, laugh, feel good, or tasted good. I also like to list kind gestures by people that made me feel really good or saving money on something.  Who doesn't love a good deal? It's all about spreading the positivity of life and leaving behind all of the negative.

So, what is it about TODAY that you loved?  Start with just one item and list as many as you can.  It's a great daily exercise.