Staying on Course with the Positive Thoughts

This morning when I looked at the calendar, I thought how hard it was to believe that it was September already.  This year, like so many has gone fast but this year has been a little different. In the beginning of the year, I lost my job and then at the beginning of the second quarter of the year I lost my mother.  The second event was a little more devastating but they both were life changing in some form.  It has been a trying time for me, but I try to keep focus and realize that I am not alone and there are other people who are going through situations as well.  Knowing this fact, keeps me compassionate and more sympathetic to my neighbor as well as myself.  

It may take a little effort, but I make a conscious decision to remain as positive as possible.  One thing I do, is to think about how I got through other bad things from the past that have happened in my life and how they made me stronger.  I sometimes take a moment to call or visit someone to talk to them and make their day.  Staying positive in a time like this is vitally important.  It really is and to me it is the only way to succeed.  Life does get better but in the interim do what ever you can to make it and to stay positive.  Positive thoughts equal positive results.