#SOL16 Day 29
(I changed the name of this post -formerly Balancing Dans and Debbies because I in no way meant to disparage all of those amazing Debbies out there!)
There is so much negative energy that can permeate our lives each day…headlines about 
terrorism and local tragedy, a political landscape that continues to sink to new lows, teacher bashing, and just daily stresses. It’s critical that we find ways to bring some balance to our universe.
This morning my sister sent me a Facebook post from one of her friends. She said every morning he sends out some positive message and that she looks forward to reading his posts to start her day. It was incredible. His message was so inspiring and uplifting.
I scrolled through my Facebook feed and noticed so many more positive messages. I realized, I have control over some of the energy around me. I can’t control events, but I can regulate some the incoming messages and responses with the push of a button. I can choose the type of energy that I surround myself with. Certainly life isn’t all rainbows and ponies, but it sure as heck doesn’t have to be crowded with Debbie Downers! I encourage you to take a look at who you invite into your world. Do they stretch your thinking, inspire your soul, lift up your heart? Is that important to you? It certainly is to me. I just friended Dan. We all need more Dans than Debbies in our life.
It’s YOUR choice!
litcoachlady 
It is all about choice! Completely agree – thanks for sharing this positive resource. We will check this out.
Clare
Perspective makes all the difference. My daughter’s name is Debby, so I won’t hang onto this saying or she might want to kill me in my sleep, but I like the idea.
Maybe I should have called it, “Well I’ll be Danned!”
My apologies to YOUR Debby! I changed the slug line! I do not wish to disparage all the amazing Debbies out there!
Good title and approach to your theme. Thank you for including Dan’s FB post- I enjoyed that too. And it was so nice to be reminded of that fabulous painting as a bonus 🙂
Simple reminders…we all need them. Thanks for the humor and cleverness with the title change!
Your post has my wheels turning. I’m thinking I may post a positive poem on FB daily in April. Just because.
What a GREAT idea! Have I friended you on FB yet? I’ll have to!!
I am focusing on the positive and the kindness in the world. I love this.
What could be better than focusing on being kind and positive. Love the Crawford FB post.
I remember Donald Graves advising teachers not to place themselves with people who are negative. It will just bring you down, so you need to walk away. I agree – we need more positives. And thank you for the kind words you left me today.
These days there is so much negative out there, it’s promising to be able to find this positive! I agree…we need to choose to focus on the positives…the Dans!