Be Positive? Gross.

        I am a true believer of the power of positivity. I believe that if you think the worst, if you never have high hopes, then you will NEVER be happy. Depending on certain people's circumstances in life, many turn towards always expecting the worst. That way, they figure they'll never be disappointed. Make sense, right? WRONG!
          Don't get me wrong I totally understand that kind of mentality. I am naturally a negative person. Mainly because if there's a chance something bad will happen, it will happen to me. The way I saw it, I had bad luck, and everything malfunctioned around me. I never won anything, was never smart enough, never good enough, so why bother? Life just never worked out for me, it was a fact and I chose to accept it.
          Then - I had an epiphany!!! Maybe why I'm so down, why I never feel happy, why I just can't seem to make anything work, is because I don't believe it will. AHA! I was finally slapped by the sensible stick, and I realized what I was doing wrong! I had to BELIEVE that good things were going to happen, to know that I CAN be happy! It was difficult at first. After all, it went against my nature, but then things slowly started to turn around! 
          When you think positively, you can still be happy even in times of trial and tribulation. Mainly because you know that things will get better. No matter what happens, things will change. You just have to have the attitude to let them :)