Days of Positivity!! - Day 1

Well it all started like this. I was in my usual slumber today . I had set the alarm for 7 AM but could barely open my eyes at 8 AM. GoK if the alarm ever rang or I turned it off. The ingrained habit of negativism ingrained in me started to show its ugly face right then .And events and the string of thoughts that followed over the course of the day is what has made take up this challenge.

9.30 AM - My hair is dripping with oil and I need a hair wash. Remember I am already half an hour late for 9 AM meeting :( and need to rush up. My sister calls up. She has been extremely busy these days and a little bit upset too.


With an irritable expression I pick up the phone and she goes " Its been a long time Viddu since we spoke well. The irritation turns into smile. And she asks me if I am free to talk. Certain things in life are priceless are unexplainable. We speak for 15 mins till I hear my mom shouting that we are wasting the telephone bill by gossiping.


A negative thought again - I suddenly think why does she have to feel like talking to me suddenly? Is she okay? Is she depressed or something? Does she need any help. C'mon it could have been as simple as missing me. But naah I had to go think all this.
10.30 AM - I am already late beyond excuses and I get into the auto. Waiting for autos in Hyderabad makes me think that people should slowly get back to their love for sons. Of late everyone around me is giving birth only to girl child so much such that when I got the news that a bus mate of mine has given birth to a son I was like "Oh Poor girl , She must be upset right!".In Hyd, 3 girls have to wait for hours (1/2 an hr, I mean) for 2 guys to come and take their positions in the front seat. The autos refuse take off otherwise. Losing track ??

Back to 10.50 AM - Am still in auto waiting for one guy to come .And there comes an uncle. Yea you read that right! Short, Dark and Fat uncle with a laptop bag. He is searching for a place to keep his bag and then finally asks me to keep it in the leg space. And the negative thought again - Is he a terrorist. Remember bombs are always kept in bags. I start frisking it with my legs if I can find something objectionable. You know what I mean. All the way through the journey I think of all possible things that could happen if it’s indeed a bomb and the person is a terrorist.

11.30 AM - I come to office and think about my sad state of mind. And I open my dear friend Google to find some good ways to overcome negativity. And I type "ways to overcmoe neagtivity" in the search bar. Next moment I am thinking is there anything seriously wrong with my brain? I am typing words wrong. And there is a pattern to it. 'mo' instead of 'om' , 'ea' instead of 'ae'.What the hell is wrong with me.

And the rest of the day was spent in “How to overcome negative thoughts", and "How to put Law of Attraction" in practice.

For those who do not know about Law of Attraction please read "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne. It’s a phenomenal book and a wonderful tool to achieve what you want to do in life. And after lots of goggling and reading blogs, I came across "the Positivity experiment."

It’s called 7 days of positivity. I got this idea from Preethi s Blog.

All we have to do is write down 5 positive things which made us happy and are grateful about. It could be anything simple. There are so many people who have tried this and claim this to be irrefutable.

“We don’t see things as they are; we see them as we are.” - - Anais Nin

All we need to do is just write those 5 things which made our day. And I am gonna try this here. For people who would want to try but do not have a blog please feel free to use my Comments section. Who knows the very thought that this experiment helped you might be one of the reasons which made me happy someday.

Starting from today for 7 days this blog is going to be my Gratitude Journal.
So here's the list of 5 things that made me happy today.

1) I was so happy that my roomie woke me up with a cup of tea just because I told her I had a meeting today .That shows that she cares and I liked that. We have known each other for hardly 3-4 months.

2) Call that I got from my sister. I just loved the way she said " Viddu , its been a very long time since I spoke to you properly..I have been wanting to talk to you for one week but dint have balance to give you a missed call."
I just felt like going home and give a warm hug and tell her that I am there for her always. I am grateful for the family I have got.

3) I am so happy that I could try some homemade beauty remedies to make my face glow and make my hair silky. It has worked wonders. ::)

4) I am sooooo grateful to God for the lovely life partner I've got .He always has time for me even if he is very busy...He is always the first I share my work with and is definitely the best critic too. I sent him a copy of my resume with very little hopes that he would go through it when he is in office and there I get a reply saying “You have done a lot of work which can be projected nicely. I think we ll sit down together on Friday and finalize it. U just work on the spelling part now." And that brought a smile to my face.

5) Finally I am so excited about this idea of taking up the challenge and for some reason I am so sure that its gonna work for me. ( Did focusing on 4 positive points bring the difference :P ?? May be YES! )..

So are you game for this? Just click on the comments button and write 5 things that made your day.

I am feeling happy already!!
Stay Happy, Stay Positive
Sia