Still Waiting. & The Hell Song.

Negativity is part our of world and culture. It's easier for us to complain than to share our joys. But I'm through with that. Yes, I'm still human and will have hiccups, but I am consciously making an effort to not only be nice to others, but to myself as well.

I'm the type of person that will say sorry even when someone else did something wrong. In an argument or even when someone walks into me. But then I am ruthless towards myself. I strongly believe that when my thoughts are aligned positivity, that I can then share it with the world.

To help my self-love adventure and lifestyle change, I bought a mini white board and have committed to writing a positive affirmation about myself each day for a month. So far I have noticed that it helps improve my energy and happiness when I wake up. 

I may not stop over-apologizing, but I will stop being so hard on myself. Forgiveness when I mess up and continuing to put my best foot forward. 

Recently I saw Sum 41's "Don't Call it a Sum-back" tour in Orlando. It was the first show in 10+ years as the lead singer, Deryck, struggled with addiction. Now you may be thinking, what does punk rock have to do with self love and even with what I'm talking about. But Deryck explained, "It’s no secret that the world doesn’t get along and there’s all this hatred. It’s everything to do with how this world functions." 

Some may see this as we're up against the world, but to really fix what is going on, we have to start with ourselves. 

"If you correct the inside, the rest of your life will fall into place," Lao Tzu. 

But wait, there's more. For this post, I couldn't really decide between two of Sum 41 songs. The second really relates to accepting things as they are. That you can't change the events that happen, but you can control your reactions. It's semi-ironic that this band and their songs resonate so deeply to me. My ex is actually the one that really introduced me to them. Well, he played their albums in the car and I just listened. And now, I really appreciate their journey and how far they've come. 

So tell me what would you say

I'd say its up, to me

So am I still waiting

For this world to stop hating

Everybody's got their problems 

Everybody says the same things to you 

It's just a matter how you solve them

And knowing how to change the things you've been through