You are in control.

Something I want to talk about today: being in control of your life and cutting out the negative aspects.

I think it’s interesting that so many people complain about having negativity in their lives and being miserable all the time, when they seem to forget one tiny factor of this world.

You are in control of your own life.

Obviously, there are some things that we go through that we can’t help. It’s okay to feel down and out when bad things happen in your life, but a lot of miserable feelings and sadness can be so easily avoided if you know how to deal with it.

Honestly, there is no excuse for keeping a lot of negativity in your life. The thing is, people seem to forget that they are in complete control. You CAN control the things in your life that are negatively affecting you. If something in your life is bringing you down, cut it out. Have a toxic relationship with a “friend?” You’ve got to cut them out of your life. It’s unhealthy to keep people around who bring you down. Keeping positive and uplifting people surrounding you can make your world immensely brighter. Learning how to cut people out of your life is one of the most vital and difficult life lessons you will ever learn, and the sooner you allow yourself to do it, the better.

I realized recently that some people in my life were toxic, so I’ve been cutting them out of it a little bit at a time. It’s easier to do with people who aren’t very close to you, but it’s hard to do when it’s someone you’ve been friends with for a while. I still haven’t figured out how to do that fully, but luckily I haven’t encountered many problems like that with people close to me.

But there are some other things in your life that are much easier to cut out. For instance, I realized that staying on Facebook constantly was keeping me down, which may be hard to believe. But every time I log on, something manages to make me angry or bring me down. I either see posts that frustrate me, posts that make me feel bad about myself, or sad things going on in the world. So, I decided to deactivate it for a while. I haven’t logged on for roughly 4-5 days and I’ve felt much more relaxed and positive because of it. The phrase, “out of sight, out of mind” comes to mind when I think about this.

Keeping negative things in your life is detrimental to your wellbeing. There are so many aspects of this world that can bring us down, and it’s up to us to flow along with it or go against it. I highly recommend the latter.