Facebook is gradually losing its allure but I have to say that some friends' witticisms via status updates are really quite entertaining. Take this one:
A positive attitude will not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. --Mr Ang
It made me do an internal giggle because it is very true. Eternally positive people are annoying. I sometimes wonder if I'm guilty of trying to be that, always putting a positive spin to things.
It not only feels tiring--it also feels false. To be human is to experience the whole spectrum of emotions, even those lurking at the dark, unwanted end. There is a time to shed the wearisome armour of positivity and retreat into a corner to lick my wounds. There is a time for sadness and disappointment. There is also a time for self-pity and complaints.
Well sometimes the sun shines on
Other people's houses and not mine.
Some days the clouds paint the sky all gray
And it takes away my summertime.
Somehow the sun keeps shining upon you,
While I struggle to get mine.
-- The Sunshine Song, Jason Mraz
But there will also come a time to pick myself up and dust off the dejection. There will be a time to learn from painful lessons, take courage, and face the sun again. It just takes time, that's all.
