Can you feel it?  Have you noticed the change?  Do you seem to be a LOT more aware of the negativity around you?  Are you wondering what the heck is going on?  Well here is my take on it!

There are two kinds of people in the world;  the positive people and the negative people.  Now for those of you who are positive you have always been well aware when you are in the company of a negative person.  Normally you can just brush it off.  You may find the need to come home and take a shower or do something to formally disconnect from that negativity energy.  However, now you may notice that being around these negative people is beyond draining and bordering on unbearable.  You may find that where before you could “deal with it” now you are just not willing to be around this energy.

Okay, so just incase there is someone out there in denial of how negative they are…here are the signs:  do you use “But” or “you just don’t understand” a lot?  Are you constantly feeling like the victim?  Do you think that life is something that happens “to” you?  Do you constantly feel like if you had “someone elses life” things would be better?  Do you feel like life has dealt you a bad hand and you will just have to grin and bear it?  Do you spend a lot of time alone and disconnected from the world because “no one gets you”?  If you have answered “yes” to any of these questions chances are you are a negative person!  But don’t worry because you can choose at any moment to become more positive!

Now back to the positive folks…so if you could imagine a staircase.  Picture you are standing on step 5 and the negative people are on step 3.  Now let’s move to this latest energy shift that we have just went through.  Now  you are on step 10 and the negative people are on step 1.  The distance between the positive and the negative is greater than ever before.  It is now becoming nearly impossible to be in that negative energy without feeling suffocated and stifled!  The positive people seem to be taking life by the horns and getting the message that we need to live everyday to the fullest no matter what our circumstances!  The negative people seem to be spiraling out of control, filled with anger and resentment and in total denial.

I know many of you are reading this and thinking “Oh my God that is exactly how I have been feeling lately”.  So what do we do about it?  Well this is where the true work begins!  Negative people love to make bad choices and blame everything on other people.  Positive people learn from their mistakes and life lessons, they take responsibility and move on.  Negative people live in a distorted fantasy world where they truly believe they are the victim.  I call it the “poor me pity party”. Positive people take responsibility for their actions and choices.  Negative people only think about themselves and how everything effects them.  Positive people are always aware of how their actions effect others.  So what do you do if you are experiencing the effects of the negativity?

Remember you always have choices.  My new mantra is “I am not going to take responsibility for your bad choices”.  Let’s face it, isn’t it a hell of a lot easier to blame someone else for all the problems in your life then to look at yourself in the mirror and realize your flaws and mistakes.  You have to choose the people you ALLOW to be around you.  I know, I know….you are thinking but what if I work with someone negative, I can’t just up and quit my job.  You are right!  You should NEVER let a negative person make you give up something you love or need!  Remember you can’t control what people do BUT you can ALWAYS choose how you allow it to effect you!  You DO NOT have to take on the negativity of others!

Everyone has the right to their own perception of reality.  If I say you are blue that does NOT make you blue, that is simply MY perception.  Someone’s  perception of you does not define who you are as a person!  Only you can decide who you are!  People don’t like to hear this but the truth of the matter is everyone is not going to agree with you or like you!  Once you realize that you can take pride in who you are, you can let go of all the negative people around you and you will find yourself surrounded by peace and happiness!

For those of you who missed the article last month called “The Wonders of Weeding” be sure to click on the title and check it out!  I had no idea at the time I was writing that article how drastically my life was about to change and how much “weeding” I would soon be doing!  The funny thing is that once I took of the rose colored glasses things became quite clear very quickly.  I realized that I was allowing the “drama” of certain people to effect my life and I was taking on their “stuff”.  I am no longer willing to take on other peoples “stuff”.  I have to tell you within one month my life has completely changed for the better!  I have rid myself of all the negativity in my life and holy crap has my life changed in an amazingly wonderful way!

So for all of you who are feeling the shift…..this is your time!  Rid yourself of negativity!  Choose happiness!  Choose responsibility for your life!  Make a vow to yourself today that you are going to make everyday better than the day before!  Promise yourself that no matter what your circumstances  you are going to look for the positive things in your life!  Tell yourself that you are a wonderful, loving, caring and deserving person who deserves to be surrounded with people who love, appreciate and inspire you!  I know you are amazing and wonderful because if you have made it to the end of this article YOU ARE TRULY AMAZING AND WONDERFUL AND YOU FEEL DESERVING OF GREAT THINGS!  Because I will tell you the negative people stopped reading a couple of paragraphs back…LOL  So kudos to you!  Now go and grab your life by the horns!  Look yourself in the mirror and say, “I LOVE YOU AND YOU DESERVE THE BEST THAT LIFE HAS TO OFFER!”