Adjective
negative (comparative more negative, superlative most negative)
- not positive or neutral
- pessimistic; not tending to see the bright side of things.
- I don't like to hang around him very much, because he can be so negative many times about his petty problems.
- damaging; undesirable; unfavourable
- The high exchange rate will have a negative effect on our profits.
- Customers didn't like it: feedback was mostly negative.
- (mathematics) of number, less than zero
- (physics) of electrical charge of an electron and related particles
Synonyms
- (damaging): undesirable
These last few days, my life on facebook has become another whirlwind of negative creation! It all started when our Navy Seals killed Osama Bin Laden. Before his blood was even dry, and probably before he even met Our maker, people started to debate over whether or not Obama, or our military were responsible for his capture/death. I will no longer engage in who I think was responsible, did the better deed, etc. It doesn't matter. No one should rejoice in the death of another. I understand why it had to happen... But, I will not go into a political debate over it.
I learned this the hard (or negative) way. I got into "it" with someone today. And actually, I am so THANKFUL to her, for letting me see the light. Instead of being a wicked person, and just cursing me out, she calmly showed me how I was acting. My heart is so sad, to see how someone was "perceiving" me. So, Thank you to her!
Life has been a roller coaster for me and for my husband, and for my husband and I together. Could all of the things we have been through put a negative, sharp edge on me? I would like to use the bad things I have been through as an excuse to be a bitch, but I look at my husband. The most calm, sweet hearted, loving and giving person! He has been through SO much more than me, and yet, he doesn't hold a grudge. He stays mellow, and stays giving. I yearn to be like him. I really like to think I am not such a cold hearted person, but maybe I am!
No more! God and I will "talk" sometimes. Granted, I am doing all of the talking, but through others, I hear Him. There is no reason to stay "sharp-edged", negative or cold. My wall can come down, and it will still be the same! I will be okay! My wall has become too thick, that I was letting NOTHING and sometimes NO ONE in! There was wrought iron, wood, mortar, brick, and even some chain link. It was a thick wall!
Part of letting go of negativity, is realizing no one is perfect. I can't make them perfect. I can't be perfect. I can just accept the people for who they are! Everyone is going through something too.
Sometimes I let out a breath, and I realize I had been holding it in for too, too long. Right now, I feel like I just let out the largest, deepest breath ever.
I know that I can not be perfect, and that I will slip up. But my mission now, forever more, is to TRY to be as positive and as optimistic as I can possibly be! To practice what I learn from His word.
**Please pray for Matt. He has been going through a lot in the last month, with an entirely new, potential health problem. He will be going for an MRI this week or next, and having a LOT of blood work done. We know there IS a problem, but we are praying that God makes it a problem we can deal with, and one that won't damper his daily life more than it has. Thank you to those who pray for him. He is a strong, strong man. And I love him more than anything, and couldn't imagine him without me...**
