5 Things of Positivity

So you can always be mad about things that don't go your way, but lately I have come to accept a different concept. My brother, studying social work at Columbia University, recently told me a piece of advice when I had become upset/angry. When things become hard, stop a moment and think of five positive outcomes of your upset. If you truly cannot think of 5 positive outcomes then you can be upset. If you can, then accept the positives and make the most of a bad situation.

With my left leg injury continuing into its 6th month, and basically ruining any chance of returning to running soon, I had become quite upset and angry. Angry that others disregard the ability to run, while i had to sit with mine with a somewhat unknown injury. But while in New York the other week and introduced to this new "5 Things of Positivity"

1) New Forms of exercise (biking, weights)
2) Save my knees/back/hips from years of running
3) Greater care of self/health
4) Yoga strengthening lessons
5) Motivation to run again