"If you can't say something nice, don't say nothin' at all"
-Thumper
For Lent this year I am giving up negativity. I will redirect any thoughts or statements that lack positive or constructive features and could be described as unpleasant, disagreeable, gloomy, pessimistic, unfavorable, detrimental, hostile, disparaging or malicious (thank you online dictionary). I'm excited to take the next forty days to focus on positivity and to devote more time to spiritual study and prayer. In my religion we fast one day each month from food or drink but since I have been either pregnant or nursing for literally the last four years I have not really been able to participate fully and am excited to have Lent as an opportunity to show my devotion to God and renew my spirit. I attended a Lent service last night at an Episcopalian church and it was really quite beautiful. I realize I'm not an overly negative person but I can be very critical at times (usually to the people I love and the societal institutions I belong to) and am excited to give those thoughts away. As I practice mindfulness and positivity I will especially remember the great examples of goodness and optimism I've had in my life- my great grandpa Dahlin and my grandpa Walton, among others.
My grandpa was too busy doing good things in his life, like riding his bicycle, to invite any negativity into it.
Grandpa & Dad
Here is a totally unrelated picture of Adelaide eating olives the classy way. I was too slow to snap a picture of an olive on each finger, but 3 out of 5 is pretty good in my book.
