It never ceases to amaze me the criticism that comes with trying to be positive. Being positive isn’t always easy. It would be so much easier to sit on my butt and complain all the time and point out the mistakes of others and criticize what was going on. Really…it would. I tried it for a while…I know.

When it comes down to it…we’ve got those two choices when it comes to looking at life…positive or negative. And for SO long I was negative. I’d say for the first 3 years of this blog all I did was bitch about how everyone else did everything wrong instead of looking at ways I could work to make a difference. And don’t get me wrong…I’ll still use this blog to point out mistakes I see but at the same time…you better believe I will simultaneously be working to make a difference. Because it is hypocritical of me if I don’t.

It is easy to be a blogger, to buy a domain and maintain it. Anyone can do that. EASY!!! Hell, you can create a blog for free and I wish more of you would. We need all kinds of voices out there. The more the merrier.  Yes, I do believe there are better writers than others but that should not stop anyone from blogging. What is important is that it comes from your heart. If you do that nothing else matters.

Over the years, I’ve just tried to be me. For anyone who’s read this blog from the get-go (that is probably no one) and paid attention, you can note the transformation that has taken place in me. When I started this blog I was SO damn angry. Angry liberal. I was going to shake up the world. I was going to call out all the evils of the world and surely…everyone would see my point and take note. As if I was the only enlightened person to ‘get it.’

Almost 6 years later, I see how ridiculous that is. What I’ve learned over the years, through my blogging, community work and most importantly age and the wisdom that comes with it, is the complexity of it all. We are all so intrinsically different. Each of our experiences make us who we are as people. And we're just different. If you truly want to move a community forward you have to figure out how to get people to open their minds and it's hard work to convince people to look at alternate points of views. So, while we need those voices out there—the ‘angry liberal’ and the ‘angry conservative’ unfortunately, too many get caught up in the game and tend to never get a single thing accomplished.

And I want to accomplish something with my little life. So I’ve chosen to take a more positive route. Being positive doesn’t mean I don’t have the balls to call someone out when I see a problem. Oh, I think people know I will do that. Not only that…I will encourage more people to do the same.

I’ve found all that can be done with a smile on my face. And I’d much rather be happy than angry, but that’s just me.

Life is too short to be negative all the time. My reasoning is not complex. Just because I want to see change come in the world…it doesn’t mean that I have to be angry, miserable and negative all the time to do so. I know I can get stuff accomplished my way and I encourage others to spend their time doing whatever works for them instead of judging what works for me.

Maybe then, we'll all get something done.

:) t