That 'BLONDE JOKE'!

 

I thought POSITIVITY will be our thread today, so let's start it with this BLONDE JOKE:  A blonde was flying from London to Venice on a 4-engine jet and for this story, the trip was estimated to take 4 hours.  Then, pilot announces that one engine is NOT working and flight time will now be 5 hours.  Later on, pilot announces a second engine is down and flight time will be 6 hours.  30 minutes later, he gets to the intercom to announce the 3rd engine is down and the flight will now take 7 hours.  THEN, blonde turns to the passenger next to her and says:  IF THE 4TH ENGINE QUITS, WE'LL BE UP HERE ALL NIGHT!@#$%?

YES BUT of course that was a joke no less.  BUT seriously, IF only our POSITIVITY borders the POSITIVITY of that blonde onboard the 4-engine jet, then we would be swarming with lots of POSITIVITY in life.  Thing is, the upsides of POSITIVITY CAN'T just be swept under the carpet as it enhances our resilience, it reduces stress & leads to an overall improved well-being and one too many UPSIDEs we CAN'T list here💥💥💥

Ooooops, POSITIVITY DOESN'T always refer to simply smiling and looking cheerful as POSITIVITY is much much more than that as it is more about one's overall perspective in life and their tendency to focus on all that is good in life.  Enough of all the semantics and even definitions as surely everyone has it in the bag,  Instead, let's deep-dive into the traits associated with POSITIVITY instead💚💛💜

• OPTIMISM - THAT willingness to make an effort and take a chance instead of simply giving up
• ACCEPTANCE - THAT act to acknowledge that things don't always turn out how we want them to
• RESILIENCE - THAT spirit to bounce back from an adversity and failure instead of just giving up
• GRATITUDE - THAT active & conscious appreciation of the good things in life
• MINDFULNESS - THAT conscious awareness to enhance our ability to focus
• INTEGRITY - THAT trait of being honorable, righteous & straightforward [and NOT deceitful & self-serving]

Our takeaway:  In a nutshell, these characteristics of a positive mindset may also work in that direction for us to actively adopt optimism, acceptance, resilience, and mindfulness.  Simply put, POSITIVITY is best developed by WALKING THE TALK LIKE:

Getting WHAT you get and NOT pitching a fit

Motivating those around you with a positive word

Looking at an adversity right in the eye and LAUGHIN

Enjoying the unexpected EVEN IF it's NOT WHAT you wanted

Using that POWER of SMILE to reverse the tone of a situation

It's getting back WHEN YOU FALL DOWN [even again & again]

We can go on and on with POSITIVITY but it all boils down to rolling up your sleeves and WALK THE TALK dude😁😁😁