It's been 3 full days since I fully committed to making the change to be more positive, and once I made a conscious decision to do so, it seems like things are great. I don't know if it's hormones or beginner's optimism or that I haven't had a really hard day yet, but by simply changing my mindset and the way I react to things around me, I've found that I'm much happier. My days seem to be getting better, and I think I can attribute that to my changing mindset. Is it really that simple? Can the key to happiness really just be how you react to others around you?
Today had a couple challenging moments. I hadn't been back to work or to a robotics meeting (I help mentor a local high school FRC team) since I committed to this change, and those situations are where I encounter the most sarcastic and negative people. It's not a bad thing, but engineers tend to be cynical and sarcastic. Being in these situations really challenged me to keep my list of how I'm going to change in mind. The one point I kept coming back to was "roll with the punches." It's something that I have issues with doing, and when people say something snarky or sarcastic I tend to get defensive and snap back, usually with a negative remark. Today when this happened I kept calm and tried to not be mean, and by staying positive in my responses, I was able to not get myself worked up over mere words that were meant to be playful.
Though this may seem like a small change, it's been a great learning experience for me. It's helped me realize that this change is 100% me and maybe it's not so hard after all.
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