Life Tutorial: How to be Positive

Here is something a bit different from me, a life tutorial! This isn't sarcasm in anyway, I swear. I'm just trying to give folks a few tips and maybe it will be useful. Wanna be positive? Here is a few good tips on how to be positive day to day.

Step 1:
From the moment you wake up, decide it's going to be a good day. This is impossible for some people, but why not give it a try? Instead of thinking "ugh school" why not try and think about the positive things about getting up and doing stuff to day?

For example, going to School is annoying. There are a lot of annoying, rude people and the lessons are long, but don't forget every day you can see your friends, hang out and meet many new people, whilst (hopefully) learning stuff for your future. Try to think about that!

Work is annoying too, but remember that you're making money, even if it's a little bit and that money will be used to keep you going, keep you living, and there are many beauties to life that you wouldn't be able to experience if you were dead.

Step 2:
Think good things about yourself, and the people around you. This one is hard, believe me, I know. I have low confidence in my looks a lot of the time, but even if it's really hard, try to think one good thing about yourself. Whether it's your body, or your personality, think about one good thing, and ignore the things you don't like. Focus all of your energy in to liking that one thing! If you like multiple things - that's even better. Maybe you don't like your legs, but damn you have great eyes!

Try to think good things about the people around you. Maybe your teacher is annoying, maybe they are rude and don't like you very much, but try to imagine that maybe they are having a tough time day to day as well. Try to think about positive things about them, even if they do act kind of shitty. Instead of being like them, and thinking bad things you: think good things about them!

Step 3:
Avoid conflict. Is there some one who bullies you, or some one who upsets you, or maybe some one who just argues? Don't give them the satisfaction. Pretend like they don't exist. Words can really hurt sometimes, and it's not easy, but there is NOTHING more that would annoy them than you pretending like they don't exist.

Act like you don't care! There is nothing bullies hate more than getting ignored. They want a response, they want attention. So don't give it to them. Keep talking to your friends, and pretend like they aren't even there.

Step 4:
Think about the good people around you, instead of the bad. This isn't easy, but try to forget about those who cause you grief, as they aren't worth your time. Focus on those who are there for you, those who care and want you to be around.

Step 5:
Put your energy in to things you love. Even if you're at school or work, why not sneak your 3DS in? During breaks or free time you could be playing Pokémon, or doing whatever else makes you happy. Maybe something will happen on your game that might make your day a lot better, like finding a shiny or just something cool in general.

Games are the perfect way to escape from the real world, in a lot of cases.

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So, this is all I have. It's not fantastic, but I hope that maybe this might help you a little bit. I realize that this doesn't work for everyone, I know that. But I hope maybe even a little bit of my advice might be useful for you. Thanks for reading!