Comments on: Every little love adds up

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:03:57 +0000

what a lovely post!!! i really am trying to focus more on postive in my daily life-I have so much to be thankful for! and i notice the more I take time to appreciate these things and look on the bright side, more and more wonderful things seem to happen! karma?

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:24:16 +0000

Heh… I was laughing as I read this because the “I have so much to do today” comment sounds a bit like my last e-mail to you. Actually one of my favorite things about teaching yoga is that it really reminds me to keep a good attitude because if I can’t be an example of that for my students, it becomes a “do as I say, not as I do” situation! For me it’s a challenge to find the balance between appreciating the positive, even in the middle of bad days and difficult circumstances, and feeling free to acknowledge when things aren’t going so well, and not feel obligated to put a positive spin on it. I totally agree that it’s important not to get caught up in negative thinking. On the other hand, I think there’s such a thing as being “falsely positive.” If people keep heaping demands on you until you’re so overcommitted you can’t breathe, it doesn’t work to say “at least I have a loving family.” Focusing on the positive DOES help, but it’s also important to give yourself permission to say “Hey – enough already! This is just too much for me and I can’t do any more!”

Whew, I got a little worked up here! Purely hypothetical, I assure you. This is something I think a lot about, though… Creating a life in which you actually have the time to stop and smell those roses instead of speed-walking right past them.

By: sangeeta khanna

sangeeta khanna — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:54:43 +0000

how are you michelle
came to you through lori’s post and i am so.happy i found a positive person here……yes i know how it works when you ooze positivity…..myself , i have practiced coming over my difficulties n finding those ‘little loves’ in my daily life…..my daughter’s smile( a special child), a bird chirping in my garden or even a flower blooming…..just anything…….you have to open up your eyes for that.

By: Monique

Monique — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:32:15 +0000

I love to feel the sun on my skin and hear my daughter ask me to ‘cuddle up in bed’ with her for a minute. I find that unhappy people have a hard time staying that way when you act positive and happy around them.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 31 May 2009 21:13:39 +0000

Rebecca – thanks!

Positively Present – thanks for your comment! it sure is hard to be reminded by others in the midst of frustration to ‘see the bright side’, isn’t it?

Karen – pets and food. me too!

Sara – oh, I’m glad! thanks for commenting!

Ricki – and because of you, The Girls elicit smiles in all your readers!

CulinaryWannabe – we’re all just a bunch of animal lovers aren’t we? can’t wait to meet your pup.

Heidi – Awww, sweet. thanks

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By: Heidi Robb

Heidi Robb — Sat, 30 May 2009 12:43:58 +0000

Reading this post is a “little love”. Thanks for all of the positive reminders – it works.

Love the Plato quote from Lori.

By: Culinary Wannabe

Culinary Wannabe — Sat, 30 May 2009 12:26:03 +0000

Awww, I just looked over to my sweet little puppy. She’s my little love!

By: Ricki

Ricki — Sat, 30 May 2009 03:33:29 +0000

Great advice. And of course, my little loves are The Girls. . . I can’t go a day without them eliciting a smile.

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 29 May 2009 23:33:57 +0000

Thanks for this post, Michelle, it was exactly what I needed to read today!