Community Positivity

POSITIVITY PROJECT: A friend sent me this picture yesterday saying "I think you would enjoy this". It was taken in the eastern part of Cleveland! Anyway it gave me an idea for an activity! Get your cameras ready and capture pictures that stand for peace, positivity, kindness, and love! I hope everyone joins in!!! Instead of always recognizing what is wrong with our communities lets love the communities we live in and the people in our communities. Find the positivity that surrounds us! If you have instagram tag your pictures with #communitypositivity if not you can email the photos Brittany.hoogenboom@yahoo.com and I will post them all in blog posts! Make sure to leave a little comment where the picture was taken so we can appreciate the positivity all over the United States!

Smile and say Cheese!!

Hi Everyone,

     Wow it has been awhile!!  I apologize for being a lazy blogger lately, the pregnancy fatigue is crazy but I'm starting to fight it off and get things done.  Anyway I am 9 weeks going on 10, it's amazing how fast time flies when you sleep through it all haha!  I have been staying as positive as can being and waking up with a smile always being grateful for each day.  Went a little Amazon crazy and ordered the baby a few things hehe...

                                  

      Lately I have felt that there are certain people who I associate with they may not have a positive influence on my life, in fact there are people that give off negative vibes when ever I am in their presence or even just communicate with them.  Positive attracts positive and not wanting to be around certain people has made me say to myself "no wonder I don't want to be around them!!"  I have slowly started to remove certain people from my life for the better.  I have my friends and family that I stay in touch with even if it is only a few times a year that we speak, I am always sure to let them know how much I love them and how much they mean to me.

      The point I am trying to make is that to keep yourself happy sometimes removing those negative people is necessary.  Living a positive life is about doing things that make you happy and feeling those good vibes.  Think about some of those people who you know that if they weren't in our lives we would be better off.  We should LOVE ALL but that doesn't mean be friends with everyone.  We should always be kind to all no matter what but it's our choice who we want to associate with.  Positive people want to be around other positive people.  It's the law of attraction.

      I believe there is no such thing as good or bad people, we are all human, but some of us understand life a little more than others.  There are the people who have control over their lives and those who have not figured out how to live the life they want without hurting others.  Understanding life has nothing to do with age.  I'd like to make that loud and clear!   JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE OLDER THAN SOMEONE ELSE DOES NOT MEAN YOU UNDERSTAND MORE THAN THEY DO.  I know lots of wise children.  Yes children!!  Children that are more wise the most of the adults I know.  In fact one of my very best friends is one of THE wisest people I have ever met.  When you are in her presence you feel nothing but happiness.  She is in her mid-twenties but has already fought cancer and as she continues to fight, although she had her bad days, she keeps a smile on her face and always spreads good vibes.  When I have bad days and complain about the little things I think about her and what a beautiful soul she is and things always get better.  She lives thousands of miles away from me but I feel her positive vibes everyday.


BE HAPPY, BE YOU, BE POSITIVE, BE GRATEFUL, BE THANKFUL.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE, TAKE A STAND AND CHANGE YOUR OWN LIFE.

Smile and be happy for everyone.

Sometimes we want what others have and we may not always be able to achieve that "want" at the moment, but it is not a reason to give up.  That's when you should think about what you already have and be grateful, but not only being grateful for what you have is going to get you what you want.  You have to be happy for those around and what they have too.

I asked a few people to let me know what makes them happy and what they are grateful for.  Enjoy what others have to say and be happy for them.  Don't be selfish and complain about something they have that you want.  Be grateful for what you have at this moment and things will only get better.  Maybe they might remind you of something you should be grateful for.

What makes me happy:  My dude, our daughter, tattoos, when strangers are nice, and cupcakes.

What I am grateful for:  My pappy, good friends, to have a hard working man, that we're all healthy, and I appreciate electricity since not having it for a week during hurricane Sandy.

What makes me happy:  My hubby, my son, my dog, sunshine, and cannolis.

What I am grateful for:  Family, friends, my faith, my health, my home.

What makes me happy:  My wife, my son, wrestling, fishing, beer.

What I am grateful for:  Good family,  a job I like, and my health.

What I am grateful for:  My wife, our dogs, my parents, our house, and our baby on the way.

What I am grateful for:  My kids, my dog, my friends, and my whole family.

What I am grateful for:  My supportive and loving family, the friends that give me things to smile about even on boring days, that I am able to afford school and pursue my dreams, my faith, and peace/hope it brings me to face each day, and that I am able to be an independent young woman who is learning about herself every day.

What I am grateful for:  I am grateful for my kids more than anything else.  They are the reason I live and love.  I am grateful that they have grown through my example to be open minded and blind to color and religion.  I am grateful for my parents because they made me the man I am today.  I am grateful for my health because I know there are many less fortunate than I.  And last I am grateful for living in this country with freedoms I have.

What I am grateful for:  Waking up to another day, a roof over my head, the chance to spend the rest of my life with someone who loves me for me, my family, and the time that I did have with my dad.

What I am grateful for: my family, my friends, life, my education, and happiness.