On Being Positive

It's hard to be positive when you feel icky. Lately I've been feeling very sluggish and exhausted, and it is difficult for me to tackle my daily routine/tasks with the attention those things deserve when I feel that way. My melancholic ways, as I learned from the book "The Temperament God Gave You," have given me a predisposition of sorts to having physical ailments get me down more than the other temperaments.

(Disclaimer here: I know I refer to this book a lot, but it has confirmed so many of the personal insights I've had over the years regarding my personality! It is refreshing to know that my tendencies are not necessarily just my own personal quirks, but that many are linked to my natural temperament.)

If I have a headache, it has always seemed like it really bothers me more than it would other people and frankly, I know that it bothers me more than it should. I have to work on this. I wish I were more like those saints who worked unceasingly without complaint, in spite of long-suffered ailments like tumors and incurable diseases!

At any rate, these last few weeks I've been taking naps that last over two hours in duration, waking up from a night's sleep feeling barely rested, and finding myself (I cringe as I admit this) starting to nod off on occasion during the mid-morning or mid-afternoon hours, if all my children are self-entertained.

Yesterday, I felt ill, too, and all these ailments were truly making me wonder if there was something seriously wrong with me.

Finally, I have an answer.

It's positive!