Finding Focus
You can channel adversity in a positive manner or a negative manner. What I've been discovering lately is that this is not a choice we make once in our lives, or that it's a personality trait. No it's a choice you make every day with each new event. Sometimes, it's easy to be positive, but when life get difficults it can be a real struggle. Lately, It's been almost a physical exercise. I've been using so much mental energy just trying to fight off negative thoughts. It's sort of been like mental weight lifting (sort of corresponding to my new fitness regimen). It's having an interesting side effect. My method of moving from negative to positive is to focus on what's right in my life and my goals. Right now that's getting into an APA approved PhD. program for fall 2009. Lately, it's pretty much all I care about or think about. ( with the glaring exception of the 2008 election!!!) That's fine. Focus is how you get a 4.0. Focus is how you achieve your goals. It's how I'll make it from bartender to Dr. Vandygoddess.