Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Misery Does Love Company, When You Allow It!

Spiritual teacher,Marianne Williamson, said, "Have you ever noticed that when you have a positive attitude, those around you are more likely to as well? Have you noticed that when your attitude is negative, it gets a negative response from others? You are not alone in experiencing the effects of your seeing. Those around you will reflect back to you what you have chosen to see." When I read this, I re-read it. I read it a third time and realized simply, this is so true!!! I worked in a miserable job for far too many years and justified my reasons not to change as every thing for a reason. Meanwhile, I was a pain in the butt to be around and I couldn't look at myself in the mirror anymore. I was so negative and I was getting it back. Oh I had people in my life who were positive ,as well. But, the negative did take over the positive. When it got to be too much, I realized that I had let this job control me. I asked for help. I asked God, what should I do. One Sunday morning, I woke up and realized I knew what I had to do. I made the decision to leave my job. It was one of the most important decisions of my life, because I simply chose to live again. I chose to laugh, sing, cry, dance, and live in the moment once again. I chose to be a better person to family and friends and most importantly to myself. I chose to step away from the toxic existence that was this job. I said no more, no more. Life is too short for that. I'm a much happier person and the future doesn't seem as bleak. And that is the point, when you are so miserable and unhappy, you don't the see the possibilities of the future. You only see despair. So, the lesson learned for today is, we must remove ourselves from situations that restrict who we truly are. We will be happier and more productive people in society. And, remember, for those of you that have children, children don't repeat what you say, children repeat what you do in life.
As Marianne Williamson said, "something amazing happens when we surrender and just love. We melt into another world, a realm of power already within us. The world changes when we change. The world softens when we soften. The world loves us when we choose to love the world." And, remember, life gives back, what you give out.

8 comments:

Hccm said...

Great post Rosy! It speaks volumes of truth.

Hugs and Mocha,
Stesha

Anonymous said...

Very good Rosy! A positive attitude is contagious! Thanks for this! :)

Professor Denise J. Hart said...

I agree with Stesha! Great post Rosy. We do have to take resonsibility and surrender, which can be hard but oh so beneficial!

Unknown said...

(Hey, sorry I missed your update!)
Great post Rosy. I've been there too.

It also takes guts to break out of your routine, in your case leaving your job, and decide to embrace positivity! (uh, is that a word lol?)

Good for you

Anonymous said...

Hi Rosy,

This is so true! I've worked on jobs filled with negativity. I had a knot in my stomach each day and every day a little bit of me seemed to erode. Creativity and joy cannot survive in such an environment.

Good for you for making a hard, but important, choice.

Meroko said...

I completely agree! You've probably noticed all my positive tweets on Twitter. They are for me as much as they are for everyone else. I have been reading affirmation cards, which I used to think of as "fluffy", but now I realize that one you start put MEANING behind them, your thoughts/feelings/attitude do really bring about what you experience.

I think my cat Tally agrees. He keeps wanting to push the return button. ;)

Anonymous said...

Though this is my first day on your blog, I know you are a very positive person. Loved your posts.

Gerardo Ritchey said...

Totally agree with you. Having a positive, cheerful, and forward looking attitude is absolutely huge.

I've been miserable before, and when you associate with awesome people it does not feel as good. And when you associate with other miserable people, you only feel worse after.