The reality is that it's easy to be positive when circumstances are favorable. Students used to tell me, "I don't mind writing about a subject which interests me." Damn, people, that is everyone's position on everything! It's the purpose behind going into a field you love. The truth of real life is that not every chore, activity, requirement, state of mind, relationship, interaction...will be desirable.

What had distressed me the most in recent months was the creeping knowledge that I was not taking my own advice. As the days wore on, I somehow expected my negative circumstances to right themselves allowing my thoughts to fall into line.

When I realized (with a little help from my friends, whom I generally disparaged unmercilessly) it was my attitude that needed "righting," I then had to resist the urge to wallow in wasted time. It's a hazard, this brain of mine; it requires constant attention, like that crap in the back of the refrigerator. If I wait until what was convenient and visible is gone before looking into those forgotten containers..., well, you can be sure I'll find plenty of mold growing out of control.

It has to be a conscious decision that is maintained. Hey, I'm the first one to say it's not easy, and the more aging Tupperware discovered on the shelves the longer it's going to take to clean up.

So, I make a choice to believe, to go forward, to try, to smile, to live. Then don't look back.

Thank you, Keeper of the Peace, for your inspiration.

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