Looking up

     Life as a person shorter in stature can be a challenge at times. One of those challenges is dealing with people who are taller and the need to always look up to people. I mean this as in height not respect, well sometimes but not always. As the youngest and shortest in my family I was always looking up to people both out of respect and because of height. But there are perks to being shorter, you can fly under the radar-so to speak. You can fit through small and tight spaces (like under or behind bleachers to work on sound systems-this is just an example here!). And you can make yourself taller if you want with shoes or boots with heels! Just as there are perks to being tall there are also perks to being short!
     But for this blog "Looking Up" has nothing to do with height and being short. This one has to deal with being positive. To be honest the world, right now seems to be going to hell in a hand basket. It seems like there are crimes, and not just petty, small ones, but major crimes happening all over the place. Even in our little safe part of the world, it's not always so safe. And the general attitude of people seems to be pretty poor and negative as well.
     "Looking up" can also mean getting past the negative and doom and gloom of life and moving on and up. I've eliminated a lot of negative people, to the best of my ability, in my life over the past year. It was just something I had to do for me. We all have those people who are attention hogs. They want it to be all about them. I think of that song called "Let's talk about me" by Trace Adkins and I think it describes some people I've trimmed from my life to a "t". They want all your time and energy and they will suck the life out of you, if you let them. It's all about them. The glass is half empty rather than half full or the day is mostly cloudy not mostly sunny. And there are those negative people you just have to deal with because they have to be part of your life just because. This can be because of work or because they are part of your family. I keep these people at bay and have minimal contact with them-it's better for my health and theirs if I do!
     So when the negative Nancy's of the world start invading my life I usually just deal and get frustrated and wonder what the hell and keep plugging away. And some of these people will just keep running that parade past you over and over again-boo hoo, life is so rough, I'm so tired or sick or nothing is going right. They will suck your your fun circuts dry if you let them. We all have our moments but some people have those moments 24/7. Some people are negative Nancy-ALL. THE. TIME. Get over yourself.
     So to those Negative Nancy's in my life-I say goodbye. I'm done having a front row seat to your crap. Take your sucky attitude some where else. I will eliminate you out of my life, it will be hard for me to do but no one is worth this much negativity, take it some where else. You're not going to get very far in life with an attitude that sucks. Wake up and appreciate the fact that you can wake up and you have a damn good life over all. All you have to do is look around you and you'll find someone, more than likely right next to you or not too far, that has it a heck of a lot worse than you do. Appreciate what you have. And here's another clue-take a good long look at your friends. If you have a piss poor attitude then more than likely you do too. "Show me your friends and I'll show you your future"-so very, very true. 
      So look up, life is too short to be down all the time or spend all your time on an electronic device, missing out. Before you know it this time will be gone and so will some people-value them and the POSITIVE memories you can make.
 Look Up!!

Positive thought of the day: Wake up each day with the thought  that today will be a good day.