The Bright Side

            Due to today’s status as a Monday, Mr. Delacruz gave us a heartfelt MOMO —motivational Monday— based off his own experiences in the past year. Mr. Delacruz elaborated how negative he was last year and how that really made it hard to him to enjoy life. Mr. Delacruz argued that it is human nature to look at the negative angle of things instead of the positive side. He struggled for a long time to change his way of thinking. He found it hard to change his habit of pessimism to exude rays of sunshine and positivity. I couldn’t agree more with what he said about it is crucial for people to systematically alter how they look at things.

            A great example of how I must change my own thoughts towards certain situations can be found in this past Homecoming. There were many things that upset me along the way, more specifically the abrasive encounters I had with Mr. Wade and Mr. Mckean during the Powder Puff game and the dance. We had clashing opinions and I felt they were extremely standoffish and hard to work with. I felt they undermined the operations of Student Government all throughout Homecoming. They were being spitting civets! Due to these confrontations and the bitterness produced from it, I only focused on how awful they were being and how they had ruined everything instead of looking at the fact they were able to ruin something in the first place. In other terms, I should’ve celebrated the fact the events happened and they were successful instead of dwelling on the negative. As hard as it is to do constantly look at the positive, it is necessary to be a happier human being.

            Another real life example could be the recent government shutdown. While the entirety of America was mad like a swarm of angry bees about the progress of Congress —as well they should be—, it might have been helpful to step back and be thankful we have a political system that allows for two sides of an issue to argue valiantly for their viewpoint. We should realize people in other countries, such as China, do not have the luxury to voice their opinions and fight for the ideas. Even though it was ridiculous, it is something we shouldn’t take for granted. Look at the positive!